Chile: Environmental authority files two charges against mining company Teck Resources for breaches at Andacollo Cobre project
Summary
Date Reported: 17 Oct 2023
Location: Chile
Companies
Teck Carmen de Andacollo - Subsidiary , Teck Resources - Parent CompanyProjects
Carmen de AndacolloAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Ecosystem: ( Number unknown - Chile - Sector unknown , Gender not reported )Issues
Violation of environmental safety standardsResponse
Response sought: No
Source type: Regulatory action
EJAtlas
"Teck faces $8 million fine for alleged breach of environmental permit in Chile", 17 October 2023
...Teck Resources Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing two charges from Chile’s environmental regulator SMA for alleged breaches Carmen de Andacollo copper mine’s permit.
The authority said Tuesday that Teck risks a fine of up to $7.6 billion pesos ($8m) for not finishing construction of an infiltration capture system at the project known as “Andacollo Cobre”. Such system was one of the requirements needed to obtain the environmental permit.
The SMA also said that the company had failed to monitor groundwater to ensure the presence of chemical does not exceed the maximum levels allowed.
“It is important to remind project owners that it is not enough to have an environmental permit,” Chile’s Superintendent of the Environment, Marie Claude Plumer, said in the statement. “Companies must comply with their commitments. It’s part of the rules of the game”...