VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, PRO DRILLING
"This year, our primary goal was to have 90% of our drill rigs in operation. We have been successful, and currently, nearly all of our equipment is in use."
"Reconciliation reduces variability in feeding the mill, reducing the cost of water, energy, and reagents per tonnage. We also minimize the impact on communities by reducing dilution, as this lowers the tailings per ton of metal produced."
"When Lomas Bayas began operations, its projected useful life was only 12 years. Today, we are about to celebrate our 25th anniversary, demonstrating our ability to adapt to changes in the industry."
"Chile needs a long-term vision for the mining industry and a continuous design of public policies that promote the adequate extraction of critical minerals for the global energy transition."
"Expediting the permitting process would help dramatically. Today, lots of projects are expansions or smaller projects, which take less time to bring to production through the permitting process."
GENERAL MANAGER - SOUTH AMERICA, HOFMANN ENGINEERING
"We have an ambitious plan to achieve significant milestones this year in our Chilean operation; expand the workshop and commission our new state of the art machinery, enabling us to manufacture HPGRs and other critical components locally in Chile."
GENERAL MANAGER - SOUTH AMERICA, HOFMANN ENGINEERING
"We have an ambitious plan to achieve significant milestones this year in our Chilean operation; expand the workshop and commission our new state of the art machinery, enabling us to manufacture HPGRs and other critical components locally in Chile."
"We have a hovercraft that moves on top of the tailings, allowing us to reduce the tailings ponds and evaporation. This is critical for us because our main bottleneck in terms of production today is water availability."
The Latin America Petrochemicals and Chemicals 2024 report, produced in alliance with APLA, explores the current state of these industries, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they offer.