Codelco applies for Ministro Hales expansion

By Paul Harris / July 08, 2019 / www.mining-journal.com / Article Link

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The US$52 million optimisation project will increase throughput from 450,000 tonnes per day to 500,000tpd, which will increase annual copper production from 57,000t to 60,000t and extend the mine life by 4.5 years until 2030.

If approved, the pit will see three new exploitation phases which will increase its surface footprint while also deepening it from 560m to 660m.

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A third thickener will be built so the company can obtain tails that are 58% solids before final deposition in the Talabre tailings storage facility.

Chuquicamata

Meanwhile, at its nearby Chuquicamata operation where a strike recently ended, Codelco has once again delayed the return to normal operations of its smelter, reported Bloomberg.

While the flash furnace and one acid plant are working normally, operations at a second acid plant are about to get underway with the smelting operation expected to be fully functional later in the third quarter.

The smelter has been shut for seven months for upgrades to meet new national environmental standards which came into effect at the end of 2018 and was due back on stream mid-year. Setbacks for the restart include the cancelation of a contract with Canada's SNC Lavalin Group, among other things.

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