5 Rene Orellana Codelco (Modulo II)

TAILINGS SYSTEMS
CODELCO CHILE
INNOVATION, PROJECTS
& GOVERNANCE
René Orellana Flores,
Water & Tailings Corporate Manager
EXPOMIN I TAILING SYSTEMS I COPYRIGHTE© 2018

X PCODELCO
O MCHILE
I I NTODOS ALOS PDERECHOS
R I RESERVADOS
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CODELCO VALUE STATEMENT
EXPOMIN I TAILING SYSTEMS I COPYRIGHT © 2018 CODELCO CHILE I TODOS LOS DERECHOS RESERVADOS 2
CODELCO TECH + ENGAGEMENT
Subsidiary merger
Challenges
Solutions
To add value!!!
TAILINGS CHALLENGES
EXTERNAL
Regulations
Higher tonnage treatment
ICMM
More storage capacity Mining Council
Programa Tranque
Reduce footprint
Best Practices
Increase water recovery
NEW
NEW WAY OF TAILINGS
MANAGING GOVERNANCE
TAILINGS SYSTEMS
Sustain physical & chemical
INTERNAL
stability
PMS
Improve relationship with
Tailings Policy
community Internal Standards
Operation Guidelines
Aplication of Best Practices
CODELCO TAILINGS DEPOSITS
DIVISION NAME STATUS
CHUQUICAMATA TALABRE ACTIVE
PAMPA AUSTRAL ACTIVE

SALVADOR
POTRERILLOS ACTIVE
OVEJERÍA ACTIVE
ANDINA LOS LEONES SEMI-ACTIVE
PIUQUENES INACTIVE
CARÉN ACTIVE
BARAHONA 1 & 2 SEMI-ACTIVE

EL TENIENTE
COLIHUES SEMI-ACTIVE
CAUQUENES SEMI-ACTIVE
EXAMPLE FROM THE PAST
Chuquicamata make up evolution Ministro Hales make up evolution
Concentrator processing, fresh water, & make up evolution Make up concentrator Ministro Hales (m3/Ts)
Chuquicamata (1988-2016) 2015-2018 monthly average
65 1,20 0,69
Concentrator Processing /Fresh Water
60 1,10
0,64
55
1,00
0,59
50
0,90
Make Up
45 0,54
0,80
40 0,49
0,70
35
0,44
0,60
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Feb-15
Mar-15
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May-15
Jun-15
Jul-15
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30
25 0,50
20 0,40
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Concentrator processing Mton/year Fresh water Make up m3/Ton
PRECO´s in Chuquicamata and Salvador Divisions

Recovery of Values Minera Valle Central in El Teniente Division
Minera Valle Aconcagua in Andina Division
TAILINGS & WATER CURRENT PROJECTS :
WATER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY OF VALUES
TAILINGS WATER TREATMENT RECOVERY OF VALUES
Zero liquid discharge: by capturing and treating Recover value components from tailings
infiltrations, under existing conditions and produced by copper mining companies, by
post-closure, including interaction with developing and/or adapting technologies
surface water. technically and economically viable, and
ensuring waste disposal is chemically and
Treatment and neutralisation of tailings before
physically stable.
disposal and potential industrial use of tailings.
ONLINE RHEOMETER - DMH (CSIRO)
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III
DATA ANALYSIS Goal: online

CHARACTERISATION & PILOT
rheology to control
thickeners not only
ON-SITE TESTING based on Cp but
also rheology.
PHASE I GOAL PHASE 1 SCOPE
Analyse the behaviour of Analyse thickener design and
DMH tailings thickeners its key components
Assess if it is feasible to install Analyse plant data to study if
an iOR in one of Ministro iOR is applicable to DMH
Hales Division tailings Field visit to gather pending
thickeners information and talk to key
DMH personnel
TALABRE - THICKENED TAILINGS PROJECT
WESTERN RAMP AND PLATFORM
THICKEND TAILINGS PUMP STATION

MAIN EMBANKMENT
EASTERN RAMP AND PLATFORM
NORTH DISTRICT FILTERED TAILINGS PROJECT
END POSITION
BELTS (ESTIMATED)
FILTER PLANT DMH DRIVE

(ESTIMATED) (IN PLACE)
WATER RECYCLING LINE POWER LINE

(ESTIMATED) (ESTIMATED)
TAILINGS LINES
(ESTIMATED) EB TAILINGS DMH
(IN PLACE)
MINISTRO HALES
FILTERED TAILINGS MAKE UP
MINISTRO HALES CONCENTRATOR MAKE UP (M3/T) 2015 - 2018 MONTHLY AVERAGE
0,69
0,64
0,59
0,54
0,49
0,44
Ene-15
Feb-15
Mar-15
Abr-15
May-15
Jun-15
Jul-15
Ago-15
Sep-15
Oct-15
Nov-15
Dic-15
Ene-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Abr-16
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Jun-16
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0.15
A studied alternative for future south – centre tailings deposits
OTHER KEY PROJECTS
• VII Phase – Carén Embankments – El Teniente
• VIII Phase - Carén Embankment Prefeasibility
• VIII Phase – Talabre Embankments – Chuquicamata
• IX Phase - Talabre Embankment Prefeasibility – Chuquicamata
• Pampa Austral Tailings Deposit Works (PRI) – Salvador
• New Filtered Tailings Deposit at Protrerillos - Salvador
• Infiltration Capture Systems for Tailings Deposits (all).
• Works at Ovejería to operate over 640 embankment level – Andina.
• Closure Plans
NEW TAILING GOVERNANCE PROJECT
OVERVIEW
Solve Challenges, Improve

ICMM Review:
our Tailings System
Management and
Improve Project “The shortcoming is
Management. not in the state of
knowledge, but rather
Global Catastrophic in the efficacy with
Failures of Tailings which that knowledge
Deposits 2014, 2015 , is applied. Therefore,
2016 and 2017. efforts moving
Samarco – Mount Polley: forward should
environmental, economic, focus on improved
image, civil and criminal implementation
consequences. and verification of
controls, rather than
Codelco created restatement of them.”
the Corporate Catastrophic Failures:
Water and Tailings
Basic cause: organisational.
Managing Area
INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES
Tailings Governance Framework (ICMM):
focuses on preventing catastrophic failures
• Accountability, Responsibility &Competency
• Planning and Resourcing
• Risk Management
• Change Management
• Emergency Preparedness & Response
• Review & Assurance
• Tailings Sustainable Management Guidelines

• Standardization
• Review Board
• Engineer of Record
• Document Management System
GOVERNANCE
Corporate
Water & Tailing
Management
2018 - 2020 ACTION PLAN
Consolidate Governance: Standardization Strategy Statement
• Corporate Tailings Committee • Benchmark / Best Practices • ICMM

• Workshops by Division • Business & Development Plan • Filtered Tailings (Distrito Norte)
• Review Board Alignment Review • Infiltrations: analysis +
• Engineer of Record • Operation Synergies – transversal infrastructure.
• Document Management System contracts • Emergency Manual (Dangerous
• Sponsor Role • C+ Distance - Community)
• Develop Operator Capability • Dams included (Minería Alta Ley)
Training, Career Development • Closure Plans
Update Corporate Guidelines • Climate Change
Inactive Deposits: include in controls
Competency+ Experience+
CAPABILITY+
Resources+ Empowerment
THANK YOU

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TAILINGS SYSTEMS

EXPOMIN I TAILING SYSTEMS I COPYRIGHTE© 2018

DIVISION NAME STATUS

CHUQUICAMATA TALABRE ACTIVE

PAMPA AUSTRAL ACTIVE

ANDINA LOS LEONES SEMI-ACTIVE

BARAHONA 1 & 2 SEMI-ACTIVE

PRECO´s in Chuquicamata and Salvador Divisions

TAILINGS WATER TREATMENT RECOVERY OF VALUES

PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III

DATA ANALYSIS Goal: online

WESTERN RAMP AND PLATFORM

THICKEND TAILINGS PUMP STATION

EASTERN RAMP AND PLATFORM

FILTER PLANT DMH DRIVE

WATER RECYCLING LINE POWER LINE

A studied alternative for future south – centre tailings deposits

Solve Challenges, Improve

• Tailings Sustainable Management Guidelines

Consolidate Governance: Standardization Strategy Statement

• Corporate Tailings Committee • Benchmark / Best Practices • ICMM

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