MANTOS BLANCOS – DESALINATION PLANT + PRETREATMENT

The Mantos Blancos mining company, owned by the international firm Mantos Copper and Orion Mine Finance LLP, is located in the Antofagasta region and has been producing copper oxides and sulfates since 1960. Almar Water Solutions has been operating and maintaining the production system for the mine’s process and drinking water since 2020 by integrated management of a reverse osmosis, filtering and micro-filtering process with a total capacity of 3,360 m 3 per day.

The desalination plant produces process water to extract copper sulfide and oxide ores and provides 24-hour service seven days a week that has enabled the company to optimize costs and increase its annual copper production.

The service includes production security for the client through application of rigorous preventive maintenance, constant process efficiency assessments and improvement proposals.