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Faralln Negro:
ms de tres dcadas
produciendo
Faralln Negro:
more than
three decades
producing
Operated by the company
Yacimientos Mineros Agua
de Dionisio (YMAD), it
plans this year to match
2012s record production.
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en 1958 y constituida por la provincia de
Catamarca, la Universidad Nacional de Tucumn y el Estado Nacional. Su sede est
en Catamarca y, dentro de su concesin,
tambin est el yacimiento de cobre, oro
y molibdeno Bajo La Alumbrera, uno de
los diez mayores depsitos de cobre y oro
del mundo. Para la explotacin del mismo,
YMAD form una UTE (Unin Transitoria
de Empresas) con Minera Alumbrera Ltd,
que opera el proyecto desde 1997.
Manuel Bentez, presidente de YMAD,
indica que la produccin de Faralln Negro
en 2012 fue un rcord histrico al registrar
9.300 kg de plata y 700 kg de oro. La estimacin del funcionario es que al finalizar
este ao la produccin podra ser la misma.
Las exploraciones realizadas entre
2011 y 2012, que incluyen ms de 30.000
metros de sondeos, permiten hoy confirmar que la mina cuenta con una vida til
de 25 aos. YMAD realiza trabajos exploratorios constantemente a fin de garantizar
la continuidad de la actividad minera en
Catamarca y en la regin, y contar con la
posibilidad de sumar nuevos emprendimientos a su carpeta de proyectos. Hacia
adelante, Yacimientos Mineros Agua de
Dionisio tiene en carpeta tres proyectos de
inversin en exploracin, que estima ejecutar en el corto plazo, precisa Bentez.
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EXPLORATION
YMAD has three investment projects
in its portfolio currently at the exploration
stage. They are:
1 - Vetiforme Exploration Area: The
first project is located within the limits of the
concession area known as Farallon Negro
and its aim is to investigate at depth the
gold, silver and manganese content, in order to define new mineral resources, which
will extend the life of the mine complex.
More than 20,000 meters of holes will be
drilled to a depth of between 300 and 600
meters in the areas known as Las Pampitas
and Los Viscos, and to the north east, Alto
de La Blenda and Tobogn.
2 - Exploration of the Las Juntas
Mine: The second project will be carried out
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communities through concrete possibilities
of progress and sustainable growth. The
area of Corporate Social Responsibility is
involved as an active partner in all processes
linked to the mining companys production;
this implies the conscious construction of a
new business model that integrates CSR
into its management as a strategic growth
core. Efficiency and profitability should be
accompanied by human development and
mutual welfare, says the president of the
state-owned company.
YMAD has created different social programs and projects with the aim of collaborating in the process of economic and social
development. According to the official, they
work on cultural, economic, educational and
health projects, among others, which generate concrete actions. For example, the supply
of water of sufficient quality and quantity, guaranteeing the well-being and health of the
communities, has been for many years one
of the main planks of YMADs social responsibility activity. Projects completed include the
water processing plant at Hualfin, located 35
kilometers from the Farrallon Negro deposit
and home to 7,000 people. The company
also worked on the irrigation system at Loro
Huasi home to 3,000 people drilling a hole
so that small and medium-sized farms can
extract water for their crops. The zone had
been suffering from a serious drought that
is affecting the whole region.
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ContaCto: Para mayor informacin puede comunicarse con Pablo Ruiz al correo pruiz@editec.cl o al fono (+562) 2757 4259
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