Chile busca recuperar minerales de sus relaves y avanzar hacia una minería con menos residuos
Por Miguel Martín, editor de Minería & Desarrollo
El aprovechamiento de los relaves mineros comienza a ganar espacio en Chile como una alternativa para recuperar cobre, hierro y minerales críticos, reducir riesgos ambientales y reutilizar materiales que durante décadas terminaron en depósitos. El desafío es avanzar hacia el concepto de “cero relaves”, aunque todavía existen limitaciones tecnológicas, económicas y ambientales para alcanzar ese objetivo.
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