Knife Gate Valves for Mining Industry

Slurry Knife Gate Valves Pilot Experiment - Chile 2012-2013

Introduction

Chile has the world's largest copper reserves and is also the largest producer and exporter of the metal with 30% of the total world copper production. In Chile, copper represents 38% of its total exports.

Only in 2012, nearly 5.3 million tons of copper were produced.

Chile also participates in other metal mining industries such as iron, gold, silver, molybdenum and others. Chile is also active in the non-metal mining industry with the production of boron, calcium carbonate, sulphates, lithium and others.