NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SAN MARCOS

(University of Peru, DEAN OF AMERICA)

FACULTY OF GEOLOGICAL, MINING, METALLURGICAL AND ENGINEERING
GEOGRAPHIC - FIGMMG
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF MINING ENGINEERING

MINING ENVIRONMENTAL
LIABILITIES
Bach. Delvis
Caldas
Cordova

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Bach. Eddy
Murillo
Suarez
Bach. Edwin
Torres
Villacorta
Bach. Jose
Diaz Soto
Bach. Juan
Quezada
Nieves

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Mining Environmental Liability
They are facilities, effluents, emissions, remains or waste deposits produced by mining
operations, abandoned or inactive as of the effective date of the Law, and that constitute
a permanent and potential risk to the health of the population, the surrounding
ecosystem and the property. .

Mining Mining Chemical

work waste wastes

They
Ecosystem Property
The
population
Infrastructure

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Regulatory framework

• Law No. 28090 regulates the Closure of Mines, 2003

• Law No. 28271 regulates Environmental Liabilities of Mining

Activity, 2004

• D.S. n ° 059-2005-EM, Regulation of Environmental Liabilities of

Mining Activity

• D.S. nº 033-2005-EM, Regulation for the Closure of Mines

• RM n ° 290-2006-MEM, Initial Inventory of mining environmental

liabilities

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Management of mining environmental liabilities

I LAW 28271, Law that Regulates D.S. N°059-2005-EM- Regulation of Environmental and PAM. SIGEPAM Construction
1
Environmental Liabilities Liabilities of Mining Activity. D.S. No. 003-2009-EM PAM management plan
of Mining Activity. Preparation of standards for prioritization of Basins RD No. 209-2010-MEM-DGM
PRODES Project Identification PAMs
(mod ificatory)
Evaluation studies in 16
basins.
IIII •
1 2 2 2 2 2007 2 2012 2
013 2014
9 0 0 0 0 0 2015
9 0 0 0 0 2010
1st Update
1
Initial inventory
5 3 Evaluation
EPA – PAMs
4 5 6
RM No. 290-
RM No. 096-2010-EM
5551 PAM
1
611 PAM 2006-
2nd Update
MEM/DGM
850 PAM RM No. 267-2011-EM
6847 PAM

3rd Update
RM No. 393-2012-EM
7576 PAM

4th Update
RM No. 430-2013-EM
8206 PAM

5th Update
RM N° 234-2014-EM
8571 PAM

6th Update
RM N° 102-2015-EM
8616 PAM

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PAM management plan

Phase I
Inventory update:
Identification, characterization
and prioritization of PAMs
according to risk

Phase II
Determination of the
Generators Responsible
of PAMs

Phase
PreparationIII
of Studies
Engineering for the
Remediation of PAMs assumed
by the State.

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Phase I: PAM inventory update

The technique used for identification, characterization and prioritization is carried out by
evaluating the information collected in the field using six (06) cards, which consider three Risk
criteria.
• Risk to human safety,
• Risk to human health and physical environment,
• Risk to Wildlife and Conservation.

Records:

1) General Information of the Ex-Mining Unit.

2) Mining Works.
3) Mining Waste.
4) Other Waste.
5) Buildings, infrastructure and others.
6) Chemical Substances (stored or spilled).

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Current situation of the PAMs

The MEM has identified 8,854 PAMs • 2,071 PAMs (23.39%) in

in treatment.
2016: V 1,309 have approved IGA
9000 • 91 in reuse
8500 • / 671 remediation by MEM/AMSAC
8000
• 6,783 PAM (76.61%) pending
7500
management
7000

US$500 Million
estimated cost of remediation
* Initial RM Inventory Update No. 535-2016-MEM/DM for the state
(according to DAAM, 2014 inventory, 8,571 PAM)

*IGA: Environmental management instrument

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Inventory of Mining Environmental Liabilities
2016
There are a total of 892 ex-mining units
distributed throughout the national territory
with 8,854 PAMs

Total EUM Total

REGION
PAMs

ANCASH 110 1284

CAJAMARCA 43 1183
FIST 56 1129
HUANCAVELICA YEAH 911
JUNIN 62 716
LIME 84 693
PASCO 1D4 575
FREEDOM 39 492
AREQUIPA 44 376
CUSCO 38 304
HUANUCO 34 301
TACNA 29 184
AMAZON 4 157
APURIMAC 24 149
MOQUEGUA 29 128
ICA 30 123
AYACUCHO 55 98
PIURA 2 24
MOTHER OF TWO 21 22
LAMBAYEQUE 2 4
SAN MARTIN 1 1
TOTAL 892 8854 DEGREE SECTION 2018
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Of a total of 8,854 PAMs, 1,309 have an approved environmental management instrument
ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES WITH AN APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT Total PAMs
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA COLQUIRRUMI SA, MINA COLQUIRRUMI Unit, Project LIABILITY CLOSURE PLAN "HUALGAYO 372
Closure Plan for COMPAÑÍA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, RECOVERED Unit, HUACHOCOLPA Project 290
Closure Plan of SOCIEDAD MINERA CORONA SA, CAROLINA AND HUALGAYOC Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN AT FEASIBILITY LEVEL 190
Closure Plan for COMPAÑIA MINERA AFRODITA SAC, AFRODITA Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN FOR AFRODITA MINING PROJECT 138
Closure Plan for CONSORCIO EL DORADO, EL DORADO Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN FOR THE REMEDIATION OF 64 ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES 64
Closure Plan of CONSTRUCCIONES RAPIDAS SA, LA TAHONA Unit, REMEDIATION PROJECT OF 55 LA MINING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES 54
Closure Plan for CASTROVIRREYNA COMPAÑIA MINERA SA, ASTOHUARACA Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES 53
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA COLQUIRRUMI SA, SINCHAO Unit, DETAIL ENGINEERING PROJECT EL SINCHAO AREA 22
Closure Plan of COMPAÑÍA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, EL MILAGRO Unit, Project MODIFICATION OF PROJECT CLOSURE PLAN 12
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA LINCUNA SA, UEA Unit LINCUNA DOS, UEA LINCUNA 2 Project 12
Closure Plan for MINERA PAMPA DE COBRE SA, CHAPI Unit 12
Closure Plan for SOCIEDAD MINERA EL BROCAL SAA, SANTA BARBARA Unit, Project CLOSURE OF LIABILITIES SANTA BARBARA MINE 10
PAMS "MINA REGINA" CLOSURE PLAN 10
Closure Plan for SOCIEDAD MINERA EL BROCAL SAA, SANTA BARBARA Unit, Project CLOSURE OF LIABILITIES SANTA BARBARA MINE;Plan 9
Closure Plan for MINERA AURIFERA RETAMAS SA, SAN ANDRES Unit (RETAMAS); Closure Plan for MINERA AURIFERA RETAMAS SA, U 8
PAMS "SAYAPULLO" CLOSURE PLAN 7
Closure Plan for ASSETS MINEROS SAC, EL DORADO Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES OF THE 5 TAILING FIELDS 5
Closure Plan for COMPAÑÍA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, JULCANI Unit, RIFLE RUMIMAQUI Project 5
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA CASAPALCA SA, LOS ROSALES Unit Nº 4, UEA CLOSURE Project 5
PAMS "LIRCAY" CLOSURE PLAN 4
Semi-Detailed Environmental Impact Study for Exploration of COMPAÑÍA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, ANAMARAY Unit, Project 3
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA LINCUNA SA, UEA Unit LINCUNA TRES, UEA LINCUNA 3 Project 3
Closure Plan for MINING COMPANY LOS QUENUALES SA, ISCAYCRUZ Unit, Project CLOSURE PLAN FOR MINER ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES 3
Closure Plan of KORI ANTA SAC, SINCHAO Unit, Project CLOSURE OF HISTORICAL MINING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES 3
Closure Plan of MINERA COLQUISIRI SA, UEA Unit MARIA TERESA, "MARIA TERESA" UEA MINING CLOSURE PLAN Project; 2
VOLCAN COMPAÑÍA MINERA SAA Closure Plan, SAN CRISTOBAL-MAHR TUNEL Unit, MINERA SA UNIT CLOSURE PLAN Project 2
Environmental Impact Statement for Exploration Category I of COMPAÑÍA DE MINAS BUENAVENTURA SAA, ANAMARAY Project; Est 1
SMRL Environmental Impact Study VENTANILLA, BISECA Unit, BISECA PORTABLE PLANT Project 1
Closure Plan for ACTIVOS MINEROS SAC, EXCELSIOR DEPOSITO DE DESMONTES-CERRO DE PASCO Unit, PC D MODIFICATION Project 1
Closure Plan for COMPAÑIA MINERA COLQUIRRUMI SA, SINCHAO Unit, DETAIL ENGINEERING PROJECT EL SINCHAO AREA; Ci Plan 1
Closure Plan of COMPAÑIA MINERA LINCUNA SA, UEA Unit LINCUNA DOS, Project MODIFICATION OF LIABILITIES CLOSURE PLAN 1
Closure Plan for COMPAÑIA MINERA RAURA SA, CHANCA TAILINGS TANK Unit, CHANCA TAILINGS TANK Project 1
Closure Plan of MINERA AURIFERA RETAMAS SA, SAN ANDRES Unit (RETAMAS), Project MODIFICATION OF PLAN SCHEDULE 1
Closure Plan of MINERA COLQUISIRI SA, UEA Unit MARIA TERESA, CLOSURE PLAN UPDATE Project; Closing Plan 1
PAM CLOSURE PLAN "CHAQUELLE" MINING CONCESSION 1
VOLCAN Closure Plan COMPAÑÍA MINERA SAA, CERRO DE PASCO Unit, INTEGRAL PC Project FOR RI MINING LIABILITIES 1
Closure Plan of VOTORANTIM METAIS CAJAMARQUILLA SA, CAJAMARQUILLA REFINERY Unit, PLAN MODIFICATION Project 1
Grand Total 1309

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 FORMER MINING UNIT NAME Total PAMs FORMER MINING UNIT NAME Total PAMs
ACARI 9 CHAQUENEOC COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
ALGAMARCA 3 CHAQUINIYO COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
MERENGUELA 1 COCHAMARCA COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
CM GERMANIUM 4 HUANDOHUASI COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
CM SILVERIA 9 HUARAUCACA COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
TASTING 1 COLONIAL TAILINGSJARAPAMPA 1
COLQUI 1 LAGSHAHUANCA COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
CANTA CONCENTRATOR 1 COLONIAL TAILINGS LAGUNA QUIULACOCHA 1
SAN MARCELO CONCENTRATOR 2 PARIA COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
CONDOROMA 1 COLONIAL TAILGINGS SAN JUAN BRIDGE 1
CORYMINAS 3 COLONIAL RIO BLANCO TAILINGS 1
91 PAMs have been CLIFF 1 COLONIAL TAILINGS SAN JUAN PAMPA 1
granted in the HUALLATIRI 1 SAN LORENZO COLONIAL TAILINGS 1

reuse modality KIOWA 1 SAN PABLO COLONIAL TAILINGS 1

MAGNIFYING GLASS 1 SHELBY COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
THE ROSALES 10 COLONIAL SHELBY COOPERATIVE TAILINGS 1
OTOPARA 1 SHELBY RIEL COLONIAL TAILINGS 1
CONCENTRATOR PLANT (COPPER 1 NKA) 1 SHELBY COLONIAL TAILINGS URBAN AREA 1
GOLDEN SUN PLANT 2 COLONIAL TAILINGS TAURUS 6 1
DUST 1 COLONIAL TAILINGS INGENIO AREA 1
FUTURE 2 2 RELAVERA CHAVIN 1
REGINA 1 RELAVERA PACOCOCHA- P.VlRREYNA 2
COLONIAL AIRPORT TAILINGS 1 RELAVERA SAN DONATO 1
SOUTH AIRPORT COLONIAL TAILING 1 YE PACOCOCHA-CONC. HUAROCHlRl 3
BALDEON COLONIAL TAILINGS 1 TOURMALINE 3
COLONIAL TAILINGS RANCAS CANAL 1
TOTAL YEAH TOTAL 30

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 Regionalofdistribution
Dispersion of mining environmental liabilities (PAMs) in Peru
PAMs by district

Region DISTRICTPassivesTOTAL Passive Passives Passives Passives Passives Passives Liabilities

PAMs
2006 2016 *
HUALGAYOC 1067 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
HUCHOCOLPA
Amazon 344 160 157 157 157 157 157 157
SANTA ANA DE TUSI 250
Ancash 133 804 1115 1202 1199 1200 1251 1284
HUACULANI 238
Apurimac
QUIRUVILCA 43 201 139 149 149 149 149 149 149
HUALLANCA
Arequipa 42 181 116 307 331 357 383 372 376
SAINT MATTHEW 178
Ayacucho 69 93 105 111 111 111 98 98
PALCA 161
Cajamarca
SAN JOSE DE QUERO 20 147 976 1019 1022 1022 1050 1075 1183
Cusco THE CENEPA 44 139 484 507 507 507 581 581 305
SAN ANTONIO
Huancavelica 67 135 760 830 831 831 864 858 911
CAYNA 134
Huánuco
HERE 23 127 135 169 313 313 313 313 301
Ica PAMPAS 31 126 49 132 132 132 132 124 123
Junin QORANI 51 123 378 395 502 550 637 637 715
CARAMPOMA 118
Freedom
SANTA BARBARA DEC 14 108 445 487 503 503 510 510 492
Lambayeque
CASTROVIRREYNA 8 107 8 8 8 8 8 4 4
Lime SAN FRANCISCO DEAS 60 107 203 293 528 530 613 613 693
BATHROOMS 106
MotherST.
ofLUCIA
God 22 101 23 23 22 22 22 22 22
Moquegua
OTHERS 534656 60 124 124 137 137 137 128
Pasco TOTAL 408854 391 429 429 429 454 454 575
Piura Legend 18 14 14 14 14 14 24 24
Fist District Dispersion PAMs 79 257 522 621 1048 1049 1050 1129
San Martin
PAMs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 – 26
Tacna 32 61 69 69 186 186 186 184
•Total
27 – 85 850 5557 6855 7576 8206 8571 8616 8854
• 86 - 201

• 202 - 344

m 345 - 1067

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Dispersion of PAMs by basins

BASIN VERY HIGH HIGH HALF LOWINSIGNIFICANT NOT DEFINED TOTAL PAMs

MANTARO 391 163 104 319 86 403 1466

LLAUCANO 734 337 5 4 1080
SANTA 533 125 169 40 4 14 885
HIGH CASHew 251 261 98 37 21 668
HIGH HUALLAGA 121 292 145 22 28 11 619
RIMAC 308 47 20 10 8 32 425
APURIMAC 116 80 66 71 7 34 374
DAMBO 135 13 87 54 23 2 314
CABANILLAS 51 125 74 18 2 270
CALLACAME 238 2 240
RAMIS 49 55 56 10 2 172
CENEPA 139 139
PATIVILCA 46 25 44 14 5 134
CHICAMA 17 16 55 3 1 40 132
INAMBARI 123 1 6 130
CAPLINE 30 26 17 38 111
BED 27 36 1 14 31 109
URUBAMBA 1 46 38 8 10 2 105
ICA 47 56 103
TOTAL OTHER BASINS 255 206 349 168 219 181 1378

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Dispersion of PAMs by basins

Grand Total 3158 2040 1335 842 505 974 8854

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Total PAMs according to their location by region and
prioritization

Priority Total PAMs

The PAMs that have not yet been categorized are considered VERY HIGH 3158
HIGH 2040
“not defined”, the recognition of which has been scheduled for
HALF 1335
the years 2017-2018, in conjunction with the categorization of LOW 842
declarations presented to the General Directorate of Mining . INSIGNIFICANT 505
NOT DEFINED 974
Grand Total 8854

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 Dispersionof
Distribution ofMining
“very high” priority
Environmental Liabilities by Component Type
PAMs, by district, charged with
remediation and/or assumed by the
10000

state
9000
Infrastructure
There are a total
890of 671 mining
environmental liabilities
8000

commissioned for remediation

7000
and/or assumed by the state Mining Waste
2720

6000 Component Total PAMs %

MINING WORK 5220 58.96%
5000 MINING WASTE 2720 30.72%
INFRASTRUCTURE 890 10.05%
OTHER WASTE 20 0.23%
4000 Legend
CHEMICAL PRODUCT 4 0.05%
VERY HIGH
1-15 Grand Total 8854100.00%
16 - 43 Mining Labor
3000 44 - 81
82 - 135
136 - 721
• CHEMICAL PRODUCT
2000
• OTHER WASTE
• INFRASTRUCTURE
1000
• MINING WASTE
to MINING WORK

Total PAMs

0 35 140 210

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6000
Mining Works: Sub Components
COMPONENT SUB TYPE Total PAMs

PITHEAD 3281
TRENCH 540
HALF BARRET 331
174 CHIMNEY 320
242
BLOCK 296
COMMUNICATION TAJEO 242
296 PIQUE 174
RAMP 30
320 UNDETERMINED 4
PLATFORM 2
4000 Grand Total 5220
331

540

3000

m NOT DETERMINED
2000
■ RAMP

3281 ■ PIQUE
■ COMMUNICATION
TAJEO
1000 ■ BLOCK

■ CHIMNEY

■ HALF BARRET

■ TRENCH
0 1
ID account

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Mining Waste: Sub Components
2800 COMPONENT SUB TYPE Total
DEMINA PAMs 2285
DISASSEMBLY
TAILING 341
SCLEARING MATERIAL 39
2700 14
31 COAL WASTE 31
SLAG 14
39 LEACH PILE 6 232
TAILIN 2
2600
GS
NEUTRALIZATION SLUDGE 1
ORGANIC SOIL 1 Mine clearance: 2,285
Grand Total 2720
2500

341

2400

■ ORGANIC SOIL
2300
■ SLUDGE OF
NEUTRALIZATION
■ TAILINGS

■ LEACH PILE Tailings: 341 Clearing material: 39

2200
■ SLAG

2285 ■ CARBON WASTE

2100 ■ CLEARING MATERIAL

■ TAILINGS

■ MINE CLEARING

2000
Total PAMs

Leaching Pile: 6

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1000
Infrastructure: Sub Components
900
COMPONENT SUBTYPE Total
CAMPS, OFFICES, WORKSHOPS PAMs 457
PROCESSING PLANTS 187
800 4 UNDETERMINED 176
2 ROADS, HELIPORTS, LANDING STRIPES, RAILWAY LINES CRUSHERS 42
11
DIAMOND DRILL WITNESSES YARD 8
5
700 ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND TRANSFORMERS 4
ELECTRICAL LINES Camps, Offices,
Grand Total
Workshops: 457
890
__ ■
600
■ ELECTRICAL LINES

500 ■ ELECTRICAL GENERATORS

AND TRANSFORMERS
■ DIAMOND DRILL WITNESSES
YARDS
400
■ CRUSHERS

300 ■ ROADS, HELIPORTS, Processing plants:

LANDING RUNS, RAILWAYS 187
■ UNDETERMINED

200
4 ■ PROCESSING PLANTS
5
7 ■ CAMPS, OFFICES,
100 WORKSHOPS

Total PAMs , VV ; ■
Not determined: 176

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Phase II - Determination of those responsible for generating PAMs
Review the identification mechanism of the person(s) responsible for the remediation.

Promote the concerted and economically attractive management of a PAM, encouraging the
intervention of interested third parties.

Identification of Responsible Parties Environmental

Study

■ With identified PAM

■ PAM without environmental
managers
studies
■ No PAM managers
identified ■ PAM with environmental
studies

Responsibleand
Balance: responsible without
studyenvironmental study
■ Without those
responsible and without
environmental studies

■ Responsible with l PAM managers without a current concession

environmental studies l PAM managers with current concession
■ Responsible without
environmental studies

■ Without those
responsible for
environmental studies
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Phase III - Preparation of
Engineering Studies for the
Remediation of PAMs assumed by
the State.

Of the 683 PAMs entrusted to AMSAC and

assumed by the state through ministerial
resolution, 12 PAMs have an approved closure
plan, leaving a total of 671 PAMs.

These PAMs are in remediation projects in

various stages:

- Preparation of Profile Studies.

- Preparation of Closure Plan Studies -
Technical record.
- Work execution.

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 Liability Closure Cases
environmental in Peru and the world.

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 Closing “El
Indio”
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 The Indian

The objective of the plan is to reestablish conditions that Closure phase : 2003 and 2005, demolition activities of facilities
protect safety, health and the environment in the long term and the main rehabilitation and closure of waste dumps, tailings
in the mine's area of operations: dams and surface water management.

C Ensure the physical and chemical stability of the facilities, C Tailings : reprofiling, anti-erosion coating
in the long term, after closure. C Landfills of sterile : reprofiling, seal e
C Minimize the impact on the quality and quantity of water waterproofing with clay, channels to avoid contact waters
from the Malo River, which crosses the area. C Leaching Piles : leveling, reprofiling, compaction C
C Ensure safety conditions at work in the long term. Underground mine: access closure
C General : reconstitution of channels and recovery of natural
quality of surface waters.
Facilities included:
® Underground Mine
Post-closure phase : 2005 to date, corresponds to the period in
0 Rajo which minor complementary works are carried out and both the
C Tailings dams
physical stability of the facilities and the quality of the water in
C Landfills
the area of influence of the mine are monitored. to verify the
(Leaching heaps
effectiveness of the closure works carried out.
C Facilities and plants

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 Closing
“Lo
MINE
43 hectares intervened
Aguirre”
PETREOUS Dump LIX Dumps
150 hectares intervened
4 individual pits 1 A•b
underground mine
6 dumps

TRANS
5 Dams
wit
ability h
de
350,000 m and
V5
WEST Dump MIN
,5,X
needs to be stabilized PLANT
5 hectares intervened

STERILE BIN

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 Lo
Closure Objectives Aguirre
Closing Measures
Ensure the physical and chemical stability of the removed First Stage: 2000 to 2005
materials, thereby tending to protect the integrity and C Perimeter closure of open pit mines and Plant (2001 -2002)
health of the population, natural resources and/or the (Closing of underground mine (1999 and 2000)
environment. Likewise, the design of rehabilitation activities C Elimination of all hazardous industrial waste (2001-2003)
was contemplated to mitigate the visual impact from Route C Dismantling of plant and its facilities (2002 – 2003)
68 that connects Santiago with Valparaíso.
Second Stage: 2005 to 2008
Scope of Closure: C Physical-chemical stabilization of the leaching dumps
C Auxiliary facilities (approximately 150 hectares):
C Open pit mines • Sealing and coating of batteries
C Ballast or sterile tanks • Rainwater evacuation plan, hydraulic evacuation system and
C Process plant solution support.
C Pond system and leach dumps • Financing plan
C Waste treatment and disposal
C Hydraulic sanitation Third Stage: 2009 to 2011
C Reforestation C Post-closure monitoring of the waterproofing of dumpsites and
C Post-closure monitoring and control the hydraulic system;
C Physical stabilization of the western mine waste dump
C Land recovery and reforestation.
C Studies of alternative uses of leach debris
C Studies of land reconversion plans, whose objective is the
development of a tourist center

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 Lo
Leaching Piles:
At the end of the productive operation, the stoppage
of the recirculation system generated an indefinite
Aguirre
static volume between 1.4 and 3.6 million m 3 of acid
solutions and other vectors. To achieve abatement,
the circuit is modified and the production of copper
precipitate begins.

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 Lo
Dumps
C The waterproofing of the total 104 Ha Aguirre
dumps.

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 Lo
Closing Plan Financing
Aguirre
work stoppage in August 2000
(Direct cost of US$15 million Lo Aguirre Plan
C The business plan was based on the concept of waste
recycling, through the marginal production of copper
precipitates.
(With adequate management of the operational
variables and without adding sulfuric acid, it is
possible to generate a production
through a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM
SMP)

Income generation (Information not updated)

(Current about 2,619 TMF 10 MMU$
(Future about 21,581TMF 91 MMU$

Savings due to sulfuric acid, calculated at 14,588 Tons.

(VCurrent over 2,619 TMF 1.5 MMU$
(Future About 21,581TMF 12.1 MMU$

Copper reserves in leached rubble at the time of

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 Lo
Leaching Rubbles
Aguirre
22,000,000 TMS

total cu 0.22%

soluble Cu 0.11%

Total copper in gravel 48,400 DMT

Soluble Cu gravel contents 24,200 DMT

Copper recovered period 2,619 TMS
2003 -2010
Percentages of Cu recovered 11%
to date
21,581 TMS
Cu remaining in leach debris

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Proj
ect
Con
go

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 Project
Congo
Closing objective Closing measures
C Removal and transportation of tailings from Mina la Africana
Definitively solve the mining environmental liability
land to Mina Lo Aguirre in the form of pulp and via tailings
represented by the La Africana tailings dam, transporting it to
pipeline
a location that allows control and at the same time ensuring
C Optimize process water by constructing a return aqueduct of
the physical and chemical stability of the waste through its clear water, recovered for the tailings repulping process.
alkaline neutralization and mixing with coarse materials. C Recover the copper contained in the tailings and readjust
their chemical vectors to improve their quality
Facilities C Washing, neutralization and final disposal of industrial waste
in the main pit of Mina Lo Aguirre to achieve permanent
Tailings dam with 1,800,000 tons of tailings (24 ha) with high physical and chemical stability of the waste.
potential for generating acid drainage.

Process Plant

Extraction

Final disposition

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 Project
Congo
Reprocessing
Shake leaching, solvent extraction and crystallization Tailings 2,400,000 MT
of Cu sulfate pentahydrate Total Cu Law 0.38%

Soluble Cu Law 0.29%

Recovery 58%

total fine cu 9,120 FMT

Recovered Cu 5,290 DMT

Cu Sulfate Pentahydrate 21,158 MT

Expected results:
C Elimination of an environmental liability,
Final C Recovery of 81 hectares of land with alternative use
Provision 2 C Self-financing of the project (Van project > 0).
1
Wash with fresh water to remove free ions and
residual acid; Addition of lime;
2
Interspersed layers of waste treated tailings; Final
coverage with clay material and vegetal soil material

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 Operation: 1975 to date
THE Investment: US$ 3.0 My Deposit Doña Rosa; US$ 11 Mio Back-Fill Date: 2008 to present
TOQUI
Comprehensive Tailings Management System Goals
• San Antonio Thickened Tailings Deposit Have the capacity to produce thickened tailings
(2008) to be disposed of in the San Antonio
• Production and Transportation of Thickened Tailings Deposit , and also have the
Thickened Tailings (2009) capacity to produce filtered tailings and from
• Recovery of pillars with tailings filling in them paste tailings (mixture of filtered tailings,
pasta (2009) cement and water) to be deposited indoors.
• Doña Rosa Leaked Tailings Deposit (2010)
mine and subsequently recover the pillars left
by the exploitation of the deposit using the
room and pillar method.
San Antonio Thickened Tailings Paste Tailings Towards
Deposit (RCA N 2 367/2009) Inside Mine
(RCA N 2 114/2010)

Tailings from plant Thickening Plant

Concentrated (RCA N 2 298/2009)

Doña Rosa Leaked Tailings

Deposit (In Qualification)

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 Operation: 1975 to date
THE Investment: US$ 3.0 My Deposit Doña
TOQUI Rosa; US$ 11 Mio Back-Fill Date: 2008 to present

Facilities
Confluencia Tailings Dam
• Conventional Dam
• Wall height: 25 m
• Operation Time: 14 years
• Current Stage: Closure Plan
• Useful life: July 2011

Closing Measures:
• Waterproofing with geomembrane or
blanket-type geocomposite (GLC) to prevent the
infiltration of meteoric waters.
• Evacuation landfills : channel excavated in the
confinement wall of the South West abutment of
the Confluencia Dam with a width of 3.0 m and
bottom slope equal to 14.0%

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 Operation: 1975 to date
THE Investment: 5 US$ to 3.0 c Mio Depósito
TOQUI
Doña Rosa; US$ 11 Mio Back-Fill Date: 2008 to present

Facilities
Subterranean mine
Recovery of Pillars with Paste Tailings Fill Tailings content 95%
• fill the stopes with a mixture with a paste consistency that is cement content Between 2 and
obtained from the mixture of filtered tailings , water and 7%
cement. Solids concentration 79%

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PANGUESILLO SPILL – Minera Los Pelambres

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 Spill: 08/01/2009
Spilled volume: approx. 13 to 15 m 3 LEAK
Remediation: 3300 m 3
PANGUESILL
Background Spill
O
Leak in the pressure measurement chamber in the copper concentrate
transportation system (mineral pipeline) causes a release of approximately
13-15 m 3 of copper concentrate, affecting parts of the Choapa River and
irrigation canals.

Remedial measures
Cleaning of the sector mainly affected by the copper concentrate spill,
removing an additional 3,300 m 3 - in total.
Develop a Residual Environmental Risk Assessment, post cleanup, in the
area of maximum influence of the oil spill.
copper concentrate (Panguesillo – Salamanca).
Monitoring of:
• Water (surface and underground)
• Sediments
• Floors
• Fish
• Bioassays (Acute toxicity (Daphnia magna) and Growth inhibition (Selenastrum
capricornutum))
Third Independent Party to supervise and certify cleaning tasks.

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 REMEDIATION IN MINING IN CHILE
Advances and Challenges

■ BACKGROUND

■ REMEDIATION PROJECTS

■ CHALLENGES
Conclusions
Conclusions
The remediation of contaminated sites in Chile is an
incipient issue, mainly due to the lack of regulations
that regulate the quality of the receiving bodies (soil, sediments, waters*, among others).
Process of Approval for remediation projects is usually lengthy and involves
uncertainties about requirements , both for the originators and financiers, and for the evaluators.
A large part of remediation projects consist of the excavation of contaminated soils for subsequent disposal in

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safe landfills, which is not always the best alternative from an environmental point of view. Treatable and
recoverable soils are available at high costs.
Today there are technical/technological, economic, regulatory/institutional and social - cultural barriers that
make the planning and execution of remediation projects in Chile difficult.

CHALLENGES
• Regulatory and institutional challenges
Regulations for soils, contact waters, secondary quality standards, environmental liabilities (mining), among
others.
Definition of standards and requirements for remediation (SEA), acceptable risk, reference and remediation
values.
Strengthen coordination between sectoral and environmental authorities. (Sernageomin, Ministry of the
Environment, Superintendence of the Environment, DGA, SAG, etc.)
Strengthen inspections.

• Technical challenges
Development of a critical mass of qualified human capital in the public and private sectors
Generate infrastructure for remediation and show technical and economic feasibility for different remediation
techniques for the conditions in Chile (natural and volumes and loads of contaminants).
Lack of good quality baselines (background)
Chemical analysis – delivery time of results and quality
Long-term monitoring

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• Financial challenges
Public and private financing for characterizations and remediation of liabilities and contaminated sites.
High costs associated with drilling monitoring and remediation wells, chemical analysis, among others.

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