Faena Algorta Norte
Mine with plantCalicheSierra Gorda, AntofagastaActive
Site ID 69180 · 13 installations in the register
Installations
What the register lists at this site, grouped by function.
1Extraction7Process plantsExtraction1
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina | Open-pit mine | Activa | 800 m a.s.l. | -23.1202, -69.8604 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Process plants7
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilas de Lixiviación | Leaching | Activa | 1,330 m a.s.l. | -23.1138, -69.8612 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Fusión | Concentrator | Activa | 1,273 m a.s.l. | -23.1262, -69.8728 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta Química | Concentrator | Activa | 800 m a.s.l. | -23.1266, -69.8733 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Poza | Concentrator | Activa | 1,273 m a.s.l. | -23.1264, -69.8870 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta SO2 | Chemical conversion plant | Activa | 1,420 m a.s.l. | -23.1249, -69.8572 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Nitrato (Verificar Coordenada) | Concentrator | Eliminado | 800 m a.s.l. | -23.1266, -69.8733 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Planta de Nitratos y Productos Derivados de Sales Fase I | Concentrator | Eliminado | 1,200 m a.s.l. | -23.1213, -69.8578 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Support5
| Name | Type | Status | Elevation | Coordinates | SERNAGEOMIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campamento | Camp | Activa | 800 m a.s.l. | -23.1287, -69.8741 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Polvorin | Explosives magazine | Activa | 1,457 m a.s.l. | -23.1150, -69.8394 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Eléctrico | Workshops | Activa | 1,311 m a.s.l. | -23.1266, -69.8731 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Equipos Alto Tonelaje | Workshops | Activa | 1,303 m a.s.l. | -23.1292, -69.8727 | SERNAGEOMIN |
| Taller de Mantención Mecánica | Workshops | Activa | 1,296 m a.s.l. | -23.1260, -69.8731 | SERNAGEOMIN |
Air emissions
What the establishment tied to this site declares to the Ministry of the Environment's RETC: tonnes a year by pollutant.
Proyecto Minero Algorta Norte · Algorta Norte S.A.
Tied to this site because its holder operates it and it lies 2.3 km away. Sources: Caldera Industrial (Generadora de Vapor o Agua Caliente), Grupo electrógeno, Grupo Electrógeno, Motor Generacion Electrica
| Year | CO₂ | SO₂ | NOx | PM10 | Hg | As | Pb | RETC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 303 t | 497 kg* | 7.72 t | 179 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2024 | 11.2 t | 17 kg* | 261 kg | 6 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2023 | 6.6 t | 11 kg* | 168 kg | 4 kg | — | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2022 | 2,924 t | 2 kg | 48.9 t | 167 kg | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2021 | 14.9 t | 2 g | 355 kg | 157 g | 0 t | — | — | Ministerio del Medio Ambie… |
| 2020 | 23.6 t | 2 g | 606 kg | 144 g | 0 t | — | — | 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.
Porvenir· Cu· 7.8 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 15000 t · 4 - 6 % Cu (Todo el mineral Valenzuela)(Kuntz, 1928). 6.80 % Cu. (Jun, 1983) Sobre 4 % Cu (Wendel, 1947)
Maria Victoria· Cu· 8.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 30000 t · 8,18 % Cu (Jun/1983) ; 5 - 12 % óxidos Cu (Wendel, 1947)
Caturra· Cu· 8.3 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
San Francisco· Cu· 9.1 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Medido: 2000 t · 4,84 % Cu · 1983
Rosario del Llano· Cu· 9.4 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
Mina Rencoret· Cu· 12.9 km awaySERNAGEOMIN
Small · Mined
- Resource: Inferido: 1035000 t · 1,5 % Cu · 1971
- Reserve: Probadas: 466000 t · Mayor que 2 % Cu · 1971
- Reserve: Probables: 1285000 t · 1,5 % Cu · 1971
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.