Cálculo y factibilidad de régimen de pequeña minería de la concesión de sílice arena blanca

Abstract

The present research project "Calculation and Feasibility of the Small Mining Regime of the White Sand Silica Concession" was carried out to perform the corresponding analysis to determine the feasibility of granting the non-metallic small mining regime. The objective was to establish mining operations according to the characteristics or technical conditions of the deposit and the industry demand for the required mineral. For this, it was executed the exploitation design in manifests that meet the parameter of interest in its reserves, implementing a mineral treatment system for sale. The mineral reserves present in the concession were determined to propose an effective method and increase its productivity. This work arose from the need for raw materials in the manufacture of ceramics in this virtue. This work was designed with the mining activities simultaneously until culminating with the technical-economic analysis. With this, it was possible to reduce time and increase productivity to meet market demand. The reserve calculations determined the volume of mineral to be extracted, 48,000 tons per year with the planning of two years, and six months of a lifetime of the deposit, making the study area an area of economic and productive interest. It concluded that the project to be developed in the studied sector is feasible due to the values obtained where we verified an NPV net present value of USD 547,309.42 and an IRR rate of return of 49%. That is why the recommendation is to carry out correct long-term planning, where it is possible to consider the subsequent banks and reserves to be exploited and thus obtain higher profitability of the mine's resources.