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About Minera Las Cenizas

The beginnings of Minera Las Cenizas date back to June of the year, when the shares of the Sociedad Legal Minera Las Cenizas Uno de Cabildo and the facilities of the Mineral Beneficiation Plant were acquired from ENAMI, with a theoretical capacity of . ton/month, located in the commune of Cabildo, province of Petorca, V Region, which currently processes . tons per month. In , the % stake in the Las Luces copper mining project, belonging to the companies Citibank and Shell Chile, is acquired, a deposit located in Taltal, Second Region, kilometers south of Antofagasta. Currently, Minera Las Cenizas controls the entirety of this deposit and the Mineral Processing Plant, built in and which today processes. tons per month. In order to supply minerals to the Las Luces Plant, the Altamira copper deposit was acquired from Minera Pudahuel this year. On , also in the Taltal area, a modern Leaching Plant begins operation for the processing of copper oxide minerals, with a nominal capacity to produce . tons of copper cathodes per year. This Plant processes minerals from the Aguilucho and Altamira deposits and will later do so with Barreal Seco. One of its characteristics is that seawater is used in its process, which is conducted through a kilometer-long drive, with a state-of-the-art Osmosis Plant, to eliminate chemical impurities and obtain high-quality copper cathodes. quality. In its foray into the electricity business, Cenizas built and put into operation in , an electric power generating plant, which uses IFO fuel, with a nominal generation capacity of MW, located in Copiapó, Third Region, which injects its production to the SIC.