Mine´s Circular Economy

Promote the use of tailings and clearings in other usable sectors, such as the case of MVT deposits that have tailings and clearings with potential agricultural use. In the case of tires, propose measures for their reuse or adequate recycling. A mining extraction without waste, will potentially allow lower input costs and even improve the perspective of the same in the country, reducing potential mining conflicts by promoting other sectors (agriculture) with the use of their products; while the recycling of tires will allow the creation of an additional economy focused on the use of material obtained from recycling.

Mining activity as the engine of human development generates waste (tailings, debris and tires among others). These wastes are usually buried only if their physical and chemical stability (closing of mining components, ensuring that they do not pollute), are not used in other industries or potential circular economies due to lack of research, innovation, development and laws that allow it.

Peru is a mining country with great potential, however, the continuous social conflicts derived from misunderstandings and environmental concerns about the mining waste (mainly tailings, debris and tires) obscures its proper development.

These products (tailings, debris and tires) continue being waste and in the long term we do not really know their potential effects on the environment, which is why we consider the need to change the scheme, from a mining that generates waste and closes components without taking advantage of them to a circular economy that takes maximum advantage of resources, minimizes or extinguish the waste and environmental impacts.

The main concerns and source of complaint of the communities is related to the environmental impacts of the components (tailings and dismount deposits) and the use of water, mainly because agricultural or livestock activities are their main economic source.

Communities close to mining projects usually lack access to information and economic resources that allow them to develop properly, however, if through the development of circular economies these communities are involved.

Thats why our proposal is aimed at reducing these concerns, through information and education directed at communities about the alternative uses of tailings and debris that together with the recycling of tires and others can even improve the economy of these locations through employment and marketing.

In the beginning, to the populations close to mining projects in Peru. Potentially, the reuse of waste (tailings, waste and tires) can impact the entire country and even generate a parallel market for the export of products worldwide.

Our solution contemplates the following: (A) Through research and innovation, generate circular economies that initially involve tailings and clearings of a mineral deposit (mine) type MVT for commercialization and use in other sectors; (B) Also, promote a regulatory amendment that encourages companies to adequately recycle tires through the application of tax incentives (donations), promoting the implementation of a tire pyrocatalysis plant that recovers rubber and tire wire to its reuse in playgrounds or other products with economic potential and; (C) change the business plan of one with waste generation to a circular one with collaboration and development for the community.

We innovate by applying circular economics, uniting communities and people close to the mining activity in waste reuse or recycling projects, generating alternative economies for their development or enhancing their own. Likewise, the Mine (private company) obtains a benefit from this alternative reuse and uses so that people, companies and the State collaborate efficiently with the environment.

The technology of mineral extraction contemplates the concentration of minerals through the use of leaching or oxidation, giving as waste tailings or inert clearings. By scientific method based on the composition of each product, to prove its potential use in other sectors or even, we have now been able to see how the application of bacteria in certain compounds generates heat and potentially electrical energy derived from them.

Because there is a great need for friendly and efficient solutions that promote economic development, local economies and the care of the environment. We only have one planet, we need to take advantage of it respecting the right of future generations to enjoy the same as we do now.

Currently the pilot plan aims to benefit a small population with the activity of the circular economy (100 families), continuing the research and development in the coming years could triple the number of families through the development of parallel and long-term business potentially to millions of people.

In the next year:

Commercialize at least one type of tailings and dismantling in other economic sectors in compliance with environmental regulations.

In the next five years:

Construction of tire recycling plants and regulatory modification of tax incentive to recycling.

Commercialize at least 5 types of tailings and dismantling in other economic sectors in compliance with environmental regulations.

Basically two:

Financing of the investigation of alternative uses of tailings and clearings.
Normative modification to promote efficient recycling with tax incentives.

with financing in the investigation and the elaboration of a normative modification endorsed by the ministry of the environment promoted by the private sector.