Business Insights on Waste
Another man's treasure
“Chile is very conservative in the adoption of new tailings treatment technologies and methods. Despite requests for engineering studies, few mining companies end up adopting new tailings treatment methods. The same happens with the development of other minerals, such as lithium and rare earths.”
Dolores Requena, General Manager, Eral
“With advancements like the development of vertical milling, it is anticipated that the tailings filtration process will transition towards a pressure filtration methodology, offering an independent and efficient module. This change has the potential to transform the management and treatment of tailings within the mining industry.”
Eduardo Nilo, President for South America, Metso
“The common goal is to generate more stable dams with a lower deposit cost. Infiltrate is expensive, but when we combine the waste material from the mines with the tailing dams, we stabilise it. This results in a very efficient process with fewer facilities, less water consumption, and less infrastructure required to hold the dams.”
Edwin Vildósola, President, FLS South America
“We have an extensive portfolio for cleaning up waste ranging from the cleanup of particulate matter to more difficult pollutants like mercury and sulfur dioxide. In the Chilean mining sector, we focus on the cleanup of particulate matter.”
Fernando Tobar, Manager of Equipment and Services of Solid/Liquid Separation, LATAM, Andritz
