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The National Copper Corporation of Chile made a technical visit in Environmental Remediation Projects of the Peruvian StatePASCO, April 9, 2025.- With the objective of exchange experiences and good practices in the management of mining environmental liabilities, the public active company Mining SAC. (AMSAC) received the visit of a delegation of experts from the National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco), who toured the mining environmental remediation projects located in the Pasco and Junin region.
This technical visit is part of a joint effort to strengthen the relationships of relationship between Peru and Chile regarding mining environmental remediation. During the tour, Codelcos specialists learned closely to the Excelsior project, where a stable deposit with more than 55 million tons of accumulated waste has been remedied; The acidic water treatment plant in Quiulacocha, and the Innovation and Technology Center (CIT), for the research and development of technical solutions for efficient remediation.
Likewise, they visited the emblematic projects that AMSAC executes in the Junin region, such as the Urban Oroya, which contemplates the recovery of areas impacted through the removal of contaminated soils and isolate them through the construction of tracks, paths and public spaces, in areas affected by environmental liabilities; And in rural areas, Calioc and Chacrapuquio projects, which, thanks to the planting of hundreds of thousands of native trees, such as the quenual and the colle, contribute to the capture of carbon dioxide and the mitigation of greenhouse gases.
International relationship is essential to enrich our technical abilities, promote innovation in our operations and accelerate the adoption of new technologies that respond to the current challenges of the sector, said Antonio Montenegro, general manager of AMSAC.
About Codelco
The National Copper Corporation of Chile (Codelco), is the main copper producer in the world and a state -owned state -recognized company for its leadership in responsible mining, operational efficiency and innovation. In addition to its key role in the Chilean economy, Codelco promotes projects oriented to environmental sustainability, technological transformation and the continuous improvement of its operations throughout the mining cycle, including the closure and remediation of environmental liabilities.
