It is an iron and copper concentrate mining project located in La Higuera, in Chile’s Coquimbo Region. It has been designed according to high technical, environmental, and social standards and already holds valid environmental approval.

Dominga will use desalinated seawater, safer thickened tailings, clean energy, and it will establish a Socio-environmental Research Center. The entire design takes into account environmental protection and community participation.

No. The shipping terminal will be more than 30 km from the reserve. There will be maritime exclusion zones, a wildlife rescue center, and participatory environmental monitoring.

Dominga will create 10,000 direct and 20,000 indirect jobs during the construction phase, with priority given to local hiring. It will also provide desalinated water for the commune, annual funding for community initiatives, and revitalize small-scale mining.

Dominga has been part of the United Nations Global Compact since 2024 and applies its principles on human rights, the environment, and anti-corruption across its management.

12 million tons per year of high-grade, low-impurity iron concentrate and 150,000 tons per year of copper concentrate, critical inputs for the energy transition and sustainable urban development.

Dominga has an approved Environmental Qualification Resolution (RCA) and is processing more than 250 sectoral permits to begin construction.

The project is moving forward with permitting and planning. Once this stage is complete, construction will begin according to the established schedule.

The Superintendence of the Environment (SMA) and the Environmental Assessment Service (SEA) monitor compliance. Dominga also promotes participatory monitoring with the community.

Through the Framework Agreement for Human, Environmental and Productive Development, which sets out annual resources, defined by the community itself, to finance local initiatives throughout the project’s lifespan.

No. Dominga will rely exclusively on desalinated seawater for its operations, without affecting continental water resources or competing with human or agricultural consumption.

The mine site will be located over 12 kilometers inland from the coast, along Route 5 North, in a semi-arid region with a long-standing mining tradition. The loading terminal will be built in Totoralillo Norte, a fishing cove that hosted the municipality’s first mining port in the 19th century, and it will be subject to strict environmental measures.

The community actively participates in working groups, environmental monitoring, and the prioritization of social investment projects. Ongoing dialogue has been part of the process since its inception.