Metals and Material's Recovery from Lead Waste

LOCATION OF THE PROJECT Dirección INPPAMET: Avda. Las Industrias 341, Puerto Seco, Calama Companies Camino Chiu-Chiu (Ruta 21) Circunvalación LOCATION OF THE PROJECT

Company of Treatment and Final Disposition of Lead Residues Anodes Mud Anodes Scrap Batteries (Lead – acid)

Treatment and Final Disposition of Lead Residues SUPREME DECREE 148/2003 Treatment and Final Disposition of Lead Residues DANGEROUS TOXIC RESIDUES AND HIS CLASSIFICATION: Anodes Mud: II.13 y A1020 lead compound of lead. Anodes Scrap: II.13 y A1020 lead compound of lead. Batteries (Lead – acid) : II.13 y A1160 complete, discarded ore crushed.

MINER PROCESS LEACHING MINERALS EXTRACTION SCRAMBLED GEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION GRINDING EW SHIP PRODUCTS TO RECOVER

COMPANIES WITH EW PROCESS GENERATORS OF THE RESIDUES USED ANODES SCRAP ANODES EW COMPANIES WITH EW PROCESS MUD ANODES MINERAL COMPANIES USEDLES LEAD-ACID BATTERIES COMPANIES IN GENERAL OTHERS GENERATORS

ANODE MUD, ANODE SCRAP Y USELESS BATTERIES TRANSPORTS ACTIVITY ANODE MUD, ANODE SCRAP Y USELESS BATTERIES TRUCK CAB CONTINGENCY PLAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT SIDREP STUDY GUIDE SAFETY DATA SHEET TRUCK AND ROUTES RESOLUTIONS CURRENTLY TRANSPORTED, ANODES MUD, ANODES SCRAP AND BATTERIES, BY COBERED TRUCKS VERY WELL STABILIZED

USELESS ANODES PROCESS MECHANICAL SEPARATION ANODES SCRAP Cu Bar WASHING MECHANICAL SEPARATION LEAD CLEANUP Pb RICH SLAG RIL ELECTROLYTIC CLEANUP (ANODES MUD) ANODES PLAQUE CLEANING CONTROL REFINING POTS NATIONAL MARKET SELLS CLEAN Cu

USELESS BATTERIES PROCESS By belt incline disused batteries are loaded subsequently fall trituration mill and separate components: lead-polypropylene-electrolytes.

Electrolytes and Lead chip BATTERIES PROCESS Grinding mill Electrolytes and Lead chip Polipropilene chips

BATTERIES PLANTS LEAD MATERIAL POLYPROPYLENE ELECTROLYTE

LEAD CHIP ANODES MUD

PROCESS CAPACITY 60 TONS/DAY ROTARY SMELTER PROCESS CAPACITY 60 TONS/DAY

ROTARY SMELTER OUT LEAD FINAL DISPOSITION Pb process recycle FILTRATION PLANT (GAS) RETAINED OXIDES RET (DUST) LEAD CHIPS ANODES MUD OUT LEAD NON HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS SLAG TOXIC HAZARDOUS WASTE

REFINING OUT LEAD OUT LEAD AND ANODES SCRAP Pb process recycle Pb REFINING POTS OUT LEAD AND ANODES SCRAP SLAG ROTARY SMELTER

SMELTING SLAG DUMP Free Resolution 308 date 8 Feb. 2006, Environmentally qualified for the project.