en.Wedoany.com Reported - Yura Chile, part of Grupo Gloria, has deployed mobile lime slurry equipment operating under a "turnkey" service model in Chile's mining market, aiming to alleviate the country's approximately 40% lime production gap and ensure 24/7 continuous operational efficiency for flotation, grinding, and acid water treatment processes.
This comprehensive solution secured consecutive corporate contracts in northern Chile, the small northern region, and central areas between 2024 and 2026. Unlike the traditional model of selling lime by the ton, Daniel Padilla Orellana, Lime Business Manager at Yura Chile, stated that the company has shifted to discussing pH recovery and metallurgical process value addition in terms of cubic meters of lime slurry. Quicklime (calcium oxide) is a critical input for mining operations, and Chile currently faces a national production gap of approximately 40%, with nearly half of demand relying on imports.
Yura Chile leverages the production capacity of Calcesur, one of Latin America's largest lime producers with an annual capacity exceeding one million tons and part of the same group, to deliver processed lime slurry on-site. The core innovation of the operation lies in self-designed and engineered mobile units, transported via semi-trailers, which can be integrated into mine circuits without requiring additional permits or capital expenditure from the mining company.
Padilla noted that traditional on-site lime slurry preparation at mines results in significant losses due to insoluble materials, waste residues, breakdowns, and equipment degradation. Using Yura Chile's mobile equipment ensures 100% utilization of the product without generating insoluble waste residues, directly impacting the recovery rates of copper, gold, molybdenum, and lithium. This solution guarantees 24/7 operational continuity, preventing production losses due to lime shortages, and enables efficient utilization and optimized preparation of inputs.
In flotation and grinding processes, lime slurry is used to neutralize acidic water from seasonal snowmelt in central regions, allowing water flows to return to rivers within environmental control parameters. Facing the transition from highland and Andean water sources to desalinated water sources, Yura Chile's engineering provides comprehensive services for desalination plants, with the technical capability to flexibly adjust dosing and preparation, maintaining process stability 365 days a year.
Yura Chile has full support from Grupo Gloria as its mobile equipment manufacturer and engineering developer, and has accumulated eight years of experience operating this "turnkey" model in large-scale mining in Peru. This knowledge has been transferred to Chile through an internal "knowledge incubator" to cultivate local technical talent. Addressing the lack of skills in the labor market for operating mobile lime slurry equipment, the company has implemented a human resources plan to recruit and train operators and maintenance personnel from scratch, prioritizing technical youth communities near mine sites, with ongoing support from the company's own engineering team and expert monitoring staff.
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