According to the last 2022 report issued by Sernageomin, the agency reported that in our country there are 473 deposits of relaves inactive and 173 abandoned, which makes Chile the third country in the world with the most collection places for mining liabilities.

En vista de esta realidad y con el objetivo de profundizar en una metodología que permita avanzar en su estabilidad física, recientemente fue lanzado el proyecto Fondef «Sistema de Monitoreo de Riesgo en Torno a Depósitos de Relaves» que liderará la Universidad de Chile a través del Centro de Modelamiento Matemático (CMM) y el Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), junto a la Subsecretaría de Minería y el Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (Sernageomin).

In detail, the execution of this project seeks to generate a monitoring tool focused on the problem of the physical stability of these inactive and abandoned deposits, for which reason it will start with the study with 13 of them.

It is worth noting that this will be a multidisciplinary project that will use mathematical modeling techniques, data processing, algorithms, artificial intelligence tools, and satellite images to obtain the expected results.

At Hidronor we support the development of this type of initiative and thanks to our services and extensive national coverage we serve more than 85% of the mining companies that operate in the country, accompanying them step by step in the management of all their waste and providing them with comprehensive solutions. that support its sustainable management.

Let's continue contributing to a more sustainable Chile!