Iván Plant Operational Continuity

Description: Iván Plant Operational Continuity Waste and sterile disposal projects The Project intends to give operational continuity to the crushing, leaching, solvent extraction and electro-winning process plant (Iván Plant) of the original project (RCA No. 674/1993) without increase the treatment capacity of copper ores or the production of approved cathodes. The Project considers the modification of a part of the approved area for the final disposal of leaching debris. This modification consists of the redesign of the dump approved in RCA No. 238/2010, without increasing the area or the approved capacity. In addition, the Project considers the authorization of two dynamic leaching sectors within the area approved by RCA No. 19/2002. Since its approval, the area destined for the leaching of minerals has been adapted to the operating requirements of the Plant in accordance with its production plan. In this Project, the projected leaching sectors will not require additional surfaces to those approved in said RCA. The purpose of this Project is to provide operational continuity to the leaching, solvent extraction and electro-winning process plant (Iván Plant) of the Rayrock Mine site (RCA No. 674/1993), without increasing the mineral treatment capacity. of copper (1,800,000 tons/year) nor the approved cathode production (10,000 tons/year), considering own supply from Mina Emperatriz and third parties, which will contribute to the generation of labor in the region.