La Farola
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tierra Amarilla |
| Region | Atacama Region |
| Country | Chile |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper, gold |
| Owner | |
| Company | Minera Altair |
La Farola' is a copper and gold mining project in Chile's Atacama Region.[1] The project is located in the commune of Tierra Amarilla 25 km south of the regional capital Copiapó and about 11 km southwest of Candelaria mine. The project is located in the basin of Copiapó River near the headwaters of one of its tributaries in an area that is arid and mountainous. It is expected to become a new major source of employment in the region with 1,200 jobs associated to it construction and 600 to its operation.[1] Most empoyment will be local.[1] After failing twice to obtain a favourable approval of its environmental impact assessment in 2023 it was approved in April 2025.[1][2][3] The planned mining will be done in an open-pit and the produce leaving the mine area will be ore concentrate.[1] The mines ancillary facilities are designed to be able to process up to 15,000 tons of ore per day.[2]
Despite being in an inland location the mine is planned to operate using desalinated water from the ocean.[3] The mine will dispose its tailings using a dry tailings technique.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Tierra Amarilla: La Farola obtuvo aprobación para operar: Generará más de 1.800 empleos". Chile País Minero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ a b "Especial Proyectos Mineros: La Farola, Minera Candelaria y Mina Los Colorados". Revista Nueva Minería (in Spanish). 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ a b Pizzoleo, Javiera (2025-04-02). "Proyecto de oro y cobre La Farola obtiene aprobación ambiental". Reporte Minero y Energético (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-04.
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