Ventilation Systems Adopt In El Teniente Copper Mine
Taking El Teniente to the next level
The El Teniente underground copper mine near Rancagua, has been a workhorse for Chile's state copper company Codelco for more than a century and produced 475,000t of fine copper in 2016.
Codelco El Teniente
Mine Level at El Teniente will be completely automated, with all of the mining, processing and transportation of copper controlled from Codelco's base at Rancagua, around 50km …
Ventilation Planning Study of the El Teniente Block Caving …
This paper describes a major ventilation study for the expansion of the El Teniente mine operated by Codelco, Chile. El Teniente is one of the world's largest under- ground mines.
Poor safety standards led to Chilean mine disaster
It is considered the second worst major accident in modern mining history since 1945, when 355 workers suffocated in the El Teniente mine, then owned by the Braden Copper Company. The government, meanwhile, is riding high on its success in finding the miners on Aug. 22, all alive and in fairly good condition.
El Teniente: Chile's Flagship Mine goes from Strength to …
With ore reserves estimated at 157 million tonnes and a copper grade of 0.75%, the new section of El Teniente - Recursos Norte - represents yet another landmark for the …
delivers AutoMine system to El Teniente
delivers AutoMine system to El Teniente. is equipping a new fleet of its loaders at Codelco's Pacifico Superior and Pilar Norte GTI operations, part of the El Teniente mine in Chile, with its AutoMine Fleet system.
Codelco gains sustainability certification for El …
Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Tuesday it had obtained the Copper Mark sustainability certification for its flagship El Teniente mine.
Mine Ventilation Paper | Ventilation system design for the …
CODELCO is planning a major expansion at the mine where the panel caving systems will move to a single level below the existing workings. This paper describes the ventilation …
Sewell Mining Town
Sewell Mining Town. Situated at 2,000 m in the Andes, 60 km to the east of Rancagua, in an environment marked by extremes of climate, Sewell Mining Town was built by the Braden Copper company in 1905 to house workers at what was to become the world's largest underground copper mine, El Teniente.
to automate new LHD fleet at Codelco's El Teniente copper mine
The system will enable Codelco to operate its new fleet of LH517i 17 t and LH621i 21 t loaders autonomously at the El Teniente mine, one of the world's largest underground copper mines. The project implementation started in December and is expected to be completed by mid-2021.
Codelco board approves $1.24 billion for El Teniente …
A key step in the construction process has been taken by the Diamante and Andesita projects of the El Teniente Division, after the Codelco Board of Directors approved resources of $1.243 billion for the investment phase of both initiatives.
Master Drilling RD6 raise borer deployed for ventilation …
Codelco's Andesita project at the El Teniente copper mine in Rancagua, Chile involves $513 million of total investment with production operations from October 2023. It will see 1,300 jobs during construction and consists of 25 km of tunnels, with 85 extraction points.
El Teniente mine
In 2013 Herrenknecht supplied two BBM1500 for the drilling of ventilation shafts in the world's largest underground copper mine, El Teniente in the Chilean Andes at 2,000 meters above sea level. The BBM1500 is a further development of the BBM1100 with a larger drilling diameter (1.5 m) and greater torque (115 kNm). The BBM1500 is equipped …
to supply automation solutions for Chilean copper mine
Chilean copper producer Codelco has been selected to supply automation solutions for the El Teniente underground copper mine in Chile.
Prolonging the Life of the World's Biggest Copper …
El Teniente, the world's largest underground copper mine, has already been in operation since 1905, but the state-owned National Copper Corporation of Chile (CODELCO) wants to keep it running for …
El Teniente New Mine Level Project
The El Teniente New Mine Level project will access approximately 2.02 billion tonnes of ore reserves (grading 0.86% copper) lying deeper at about 350m below …
Mine
El Teniente is the world's biggest underground copper mine and the sixth largest copper mine by reserve size. Located 80 km south of Santiago in the Andes mountain range in Chile, the facility is undergoing an extensive expansion Project called El Teniente New Mine Level Project to extend its production life by 50 years.
Codelco lays out its electric & autonomous
IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently talked to Nicolás Puelma, Disruptive Innovation Director, Codelco and Rodrigo Quiroz, Mine Operations Superintendent, Codelco El Teniente Division about the Chilean copper mining giant's current and future plans for electrification & autonomy across its underground operations . Q Now that the …
OneTunnel | Ventilation Considerations for the New Level …
This paper describes the ventilation analyses performed for the access tunnels at the New Level Mine project (NLMP) at CodelcoÆs El Teniente operation outside of …
Codelco El Teniente: The Lieutenant in Chile's Mining …
The new mine, as one would expect, will also include state of the art mining technology, including a smart ventilation monitoring system which allows air quality to be measured …
Schematic of El Teniente mine ventilation system.
The New Level Mine Project (NLMP) is the future underground expansion of the El Teniente mines near Rancagua, Chile. The maximum daily production rate is expected to be between 137 and 180 ktpd.
Ventilation on demand (VOD) project
The New Level Mine Project (NLMP) underground expansion represents the future of the El Teniente mines in Rancagua, Chile. With the expansion, the daily production rate is expected to be between ...
Epiroc wins largest ever digital solutions order for Codelco El Teniente
Epiroc has won a multi-year order that is its largest ever for digital solutions, from mining company Codelco in Chile. The package of advanced digital solutions it says will strengthen safety and productivity at the El Teniente copper mine.
Chile's Codelco gains sustainability certification for El Teniente mine
Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said on Tuesday it had obtained the Copper Mark sustainability certification for its flagship El Teniente mine.
El Teniente mine
Rapid and precise through hard rock. In 2013 Herrenknecht supplied two BBM1500 for the drilling of ventilation shafts in the world's largest underground copper mine, El Teniente …
El Teniente | Copper Mine, Mining, Andes | Britannica
El Teniente, mining settlement, O'Higgins región, central Chile. The site of the world's largest underground copper mine, it lies in the Andes Mountains about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Santiago.
First hybrid dump truck to cart copper at Codelco El Teniente mine …
The world's top copper miner Codelco has added its first hybrid dumptruck to its fleet at its El Teniente mine, the company said, in a global mining industry that is increasingly seeking to reduce its emissions and environmental footprint.
A Look At The World's Largest Underground Mine
A look inside the operations at the world's largest underground copper mine and sixth largest by reserve size at El Teniente, Chile
SKM outlines El Teniente TBM plans
Codelco's El Teniente underground copper mine is to use tunnel boring machine technology in the excavation of a conveyor haulage tunnel, part of the New Mine Level Project.
Codelco kicks off production at El Teniente expansion
Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's copper producer, has kicked off commercial production from the $759 million phase one expansion project at El Teniente mine, 15 months ahead of ...
(PDF) Considering ventilation on demand for the
obtained from the El Teniente Mine ventilation and electrical systems, ... (3.3 kV) may be utilized in ventilation-on-demand systems. With the adoption of ventilation-on-demand solutions, a total ...