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Specific questions:
No. I. Company Name II. Managing Company III. Business Unit IV. Shareholders V. Country VI. Operation 1. "Tailings Facility" 2. Location 3. Ownership 4. Status 5. Date of initial 6. Is the Dam currently
Name/identifier operation operated or closed as
per currently approved
design?
Anglo American Managed Operations
Anglo American;
Operated by Anglo
Inversiones Mineras Becrux SpA Latitude: 32°39'51" S Inactive, see Q20 for Yes, see Q20 for more
35 Anglo American Anglo American Copper Chile El Soldado Dams No. 1 and 2. American for JV Before 1960
(Codelco/Mitsui); Longitude: 71° 8'50" W more information information
partners
Mitsubishi
7. Raising method 8. Current Maximum 9. Current Tailings 10. Planned Tailings 11.Most recent 12. Do you have full and 13. What is your hazard 14. What guideline do you follow for the 15. Has this facility, at any point in 16. Do you have internal/in house 17. Has a formal analysis
Height (m) Storage Impoundment Storage Impoundment Independent Expert complete relevant categorisation of this facility, based classification system? its history, failed to be confirmed or engineering specialist oversight of of the downstream
Volume (m3) Volume in 5 years time Review engineering records on consequence of failure? certified as stable, or experienced this facility? Or do you have impact on communities,
(m3) including design, notable stability concerns, as external engineering support for ecosystems and critical
construction, operation, identified by an independent this purpose? infrastructure in the
maintenance and/or engineer (even if later certified as event of catastrophic
closure. stable by the same or a different failure been undertaken
Yes ‐ failed in 1965 (El Cobre Yes ‐ In house engineering specialist.
Landform (see Q20 for more 2017, See Q20 for more Anglo American Technical Standard (AA TS 602
25 3.3 M 3.3 M No High earthquake), decades prior to Anglo On demand support from external No
information) information 001)
American ownership. See Q 20. engineer.
18. Is there a) a closure plan in 19. Have you, or do you plan 20. Any other relevant information and supporting documentation.
place for this dam, and b) does to assess your tailings
it include long term facilities against the impact Please state if you have omitted any other exposure to tailings facilities through any joint ventures you may have.
monitoring? of more regular extreme
weather events as a result of
climate change, e.g. over the
next two years?
Q1: Dams 1 and 2 are contiguous, forming a single facility.
Q4, Q6 & Q7: This facility was aquired by Anglo American several decades after its 1965 failure during the El Cobre earthquake. The remaining structure is defined as a "landform" as neither
Yes, See Q20 for additional liquid nor slurry is retained.
No
information Q11: Yes
Q18: The remaining facilities, including the area impacted by the 1965 failure, have been declared as "sacred ground" and no remedial work is permitted by the communities or authorities.
Q19: Not performed as yet, but Anglo American long term Sustainable Mining Plan requires this to be done for all managed sites within the next 2 years.