Study of closure causes in copper smelting plants in the chilean mining industry
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The purpose of this research is to carry out a study of the causes of closure of copper smelting plants in the Chilean mining industry in recent years, focusing on the 7 smelters that exist and making a tour along this topic, using as tools the branches we have learned throughout our careers. The results show that the closure of the copper smelting plants is unavoidable, since their exposures contaminate the environment with sulfur dioxide and arsenic, that is, if the industries do not comply with the regulations and threaten the life of the population, they must close, presenting a socio-economic and cultural effect, so that the loss of mining activity can destroy not only the economic livelihood but also the base of social and family values of the affected community. Regarding the environmental effect of the closure of the copper function plants, it must have an impact on climate change, noted through the Energy Efficiency andClimate Change Standard, with its occurrence in the performance of the systems that generate energy In addition, the closure of the copper smelting plants has an impact from the point of view of water and air pollution. From the political point of view, the closure of copper smelting plants is affected, noting in the 725 plans for the closure of mining sites during 2020, whose extraction and / or profit capacity is equal to or less than 10,000 tpm, of which 547 (75.4%) were approved, 115 (15.9%) rejected, 20 (2.8%) not admitted for processing, 40 (5.5%) withdrew and 3 (0.4%) abandoned, according to with the following regional distribution.
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