Aguas Blancas
Mine with plantCalicheAntofagastaActive
Site ID 20077448 · 12 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction3Process plants2WaterExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Aguas Blancas | Open-pit mine | Activa | 1,080 m a.s.l. | -24.1748, -69.8729 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants3
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pila Lixiviación | Leaching | Activa | 1,200 m a.s.l. | -24.0704, -69.9855 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Concentración | Concentrator | Activa | 996 m a.s.l. | -24.1389, -69.8647 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Chancado | Crushing plant | Inactiva | 1,003 m a.s.l. | -24.1364, -69.8672 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Water2
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pozas de Evaporación Solar | Emergency ponds | Activa | 1,028 m a.s.l. | -24.1363, -69.8414 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Osmosis | Reverse osmosis plant | Activa | 1,027 m a.s.l. | -24.1363, -69.8692 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support6
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodega | Warehouse | Activa | 1,000 m a.s.l. | -24.1354, -69.8688 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Administración-Campamento | Camp | Activa | 1,080 m a.s.l. | -24.1353, -69.8703 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Laboratorio | Sample room and laboratory | Activa | 1,016 m a.s.l. | -24.1349, -69.8703 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Patio de Salvataje | Workshops | Activa | 1,000 m a.s.l. | -24.1330, -69.8701 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Mina | Workshops | Activa | 1,068 m a.s.l. | -24.1747, -69.8675 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Planta | Workshops | Activa | 982 m a.s.l. | -24.1374, -69.8671 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Atacama Minerals Chile S C M · Atacama Minerals Chile S C M
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 4.4 km away. Sources: Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Motor Generación Eléctrica
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 t | 0 t* | 0 t | 0 t | — | 0 t | 0 t | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 0 t | 0 t* | 0 t | 0 t | — | 0 t | 0 t | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 0 t | 0 t* | 0 t | 0 t | — | 0 t | 0 t | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 1,459 t | 1 kg | 19.4 t | 70 kg | 0 t | 17 g | 38 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 1,237 t | — | 11.4 t | 80 kg | 0 t | 19 g | 43 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 916 t | 1 kg | 5.59 t | 70 kg | 0 t | 17 g | 38 g | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
* Includes the Ministry's own estimates, not only what the establishment declared.
Source: RETC, Ministry of the Environment (Creative Commons Attribution). Emissions declared by the establishment under D.S. 138, added up over all its sources. All sites and the country's ranking are in Emissions.
Deposits nearby
Deposits and prospects of SERNAGEOMIN's national database within 15 km of this operation, nearest first.
Ex Oficina Petronila· Sulfato de Sodio· 3.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Medium · Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 640000 t · 1998
Aguas Blancas· Sulfato de Sodio· 3.5 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 3000000 t · 1999
Ex Oficina Rosario· Sulfato de Sodio· 14.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Large · Mined
- Reserve: Probadas: 1600000 t · 1998
Source: SERNAGEOMIN, national deposit database (SIA Yacimientos). Referential: the distance is between points and does not say who owns each deposit. Every deposit in the country is on Deposits.