Codelco Confirms Tailing Spill in the Valparaíso Region and Closes Floodgates of the Aconcagua River
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“The situation is under control and environmental monitoring and preventive surveillance actions are maintained with the competent authorities,” Codelco said.
Codelco Confirms Tailing Spill in the Valparaíso Region and Closes Floodgates of the Aconcagua River
The Andean Division of Codelco confirmed the spill of tailings that could reach the channel of the river Blanco, after an obstruction in the system of transport of this material. By means of a communiqué, the state mining company said that everything would have happened “product of the fall of an object inside the canaleta in the ... Continue reading "Codelco confirms spill of tailings with eventual arrival to the river Blanco in the region of V…
The deputy for District 6, Nelson Venegas (PS), asked the presidential delegate of Los Andes, Ricardo Figueroa, to convene an urgent meeting with representatives of Codelco, Esval and the First Section of the Aconcagua River, among other actors, to address the spill of concentrate of tailings to the Rio Blanco and its possible effects on [...]
The emergency occurred in the operations of the Andean Division, after an object obstructed a channel of transportation of material. As a preventive measure, floodgates of the Aconcagua river were closed and Esval temporarily suspended the superficial capture.The company assured that the analyses did not detect significant alterations in the parameters of the quality of the water evaluated. Obstruction in a gutter caused the spill.The Andean Div…
El Ciudadano Original contribution: «Codelco Andina tiene que responder»: Pedirán intervención del CDE tras derrame de relaves que podría llegar al Río Aconcagua The Environmental Inspectorate (SMA) has initiated a monitoring procedure against Codelco Chile – Division Andina after a discharge of mountain sludge due to constipation in the transport system.This incident has caused concern in the community, [...] La entrada Codelco Andina must take…
Codelco Andina activated its emergency protocols during the morning of this Thursday after detecting an obstruction in the tailings transport system, a situation that would have caused a partial spill of material with eventual arrival to the channel of the Blanco River, in the mountain range area of the drawer of the Blanco River. According to the company, the [...] The entrance Codelco Andina activates emergency protocols due to obstruction of …
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