Empresa Minera Manquiri S.A. carries out its activities by reducing and managing its adverse impacts, maximizing the positive benefits of an environmental, economic and social nature.
We promote a strategy of good environmental management for present and future generations. Thus, the activities carried out by the Department of the Environment can be summarized as follows:
Waste management is carried out through different activities such as: environmental awareness raising for all personnel, classification and administration of the different waste generated in the operation, formation and delivery of garbage cans, outsourcing to authorized operators.
Control and management of wastewater through the operation, control and maintenance of our Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), as well as the control of the cleaning of passage chambers and degreaser.
Control of environmental incidents through the implementation of corrective and preventive measures, as a result of incident investigations, follow-up to the closure of observations and execution of drills.
Through internal environmental audits, mixed internal environmental inspections and external environmental inspections.
Radiological management is carried out with the change of personal dosimeters, internal environmental inspections and monitoring.
Reestablishment of vegetation in released areas, care and maintenance of seedlings.
Through monitoring of surface water, groundwater, sediment, soil, noise, dust and isoskinetic.
Preparation of environmental documents, processing of licenses and permits for subsequent verification of compliance with the commitments assumed.
Through talks, training and environmental newsletters.
The implementation of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) carried out through the preparation and implementation of procedures, records, plans, programs and manuals that allow compliance with all the requirements of this standard.
The implementation of the Global Standard for Tailings Management for the Mining Industry (GISTM) carried out through the preparation and implementation of procedures, records, plans, programs and manuals that allow compliance with its 77 auditable requirements.
Framework for Responsible Exploration, through the implementation of its 8 principles that allow optimizing the performance of our social, environmental, health and safety activities.
The implementation of the International Code for Cyanide Management (ICMI - International Cyanide Management Institute) through the application of best practices for the safe management of cyanide that allows the reduction of environmental impacts and improves the protection of human health.
The implementation of the ISO 14001:2015 standard through compliance with the requirements of an Environmental Management System that helps control the impacts that occur during our activities.
