Planta Magnetita
27°31′15.74″S 70°19′7.85″W / 27.5210389°S 70.3188472°W Planta Magnetita is a mineral processing plant owned by Compañía Minera del Pacífico (CMP) in Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region, Chile. The plant processes tailings from Candelaria mine and some ore of Los Colorados mine.[1][2] From Planta Magnetita ore concentrate (>66% Fe) is transported in a 120km-long buried pipeline to the port of Punta Totoralillo for export.[1] The processing plant begun operations in 2008.[1]
In 2022 Planta Magnentia was awarded the San Lorenzo Prize by Sociedad Nacional de Minería and Asociación de Pïrquineros de Tierra Amarilla for its contributions to sustainable development.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Planta Magnetita". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Mina Los Colorados". Consejo Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "SONAMI premia a Compañía Minera del Pacífico por planta Magnetita". SONAMI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-22.
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