{"id":127541,"date":"2022-06-23T06:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/?p=127541"},"modified":"2022-06-23T06:45:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T10:45:26","slug":"holding-statement-fallo-de-la-corte-suprema-por-multas-aplicadas-por-la-sma-en-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/2022\/06\/23\/holding-statement-fallo-de-la-corte-suprema-por-multas-aplicadas-por-la-sma-en-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLDING STATEMENT Fallo de la Corte Suprema por multas aplicadas por la SMA en 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>El lunes 20 de junio, Minera Candelaria fue notificada del fallo de la Corte Suprema que pone fin a la discusi\u00f3n relacionada con las multas cursadas el 30 de noviembre de 2016 por la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ante esta resoluci\u00f3n del m\u00e1ximo tribunal del pa\u00eds, Minera Candelaria confirma que 11 de las 12 multas cursadas por la SMA fueron anuladas. Esto significa que el Estado debe devolver a Minera Candelaria 873 UTA (US$ 700 mil, aproximadamente) por las 11 multas que quedaron sin efecto. La Corte Suprema acogi\u00f3 en fallo dividido, un recurso de casaci\u00f3n que mantuvo la multa por una supuesta sobre extracci\u00f3n de aguas subterr\u00e1neas en el acu\u00edfero del r\u00edo Copiap\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>A pesar de no estar de acuerdo con la decisi\u00f3n de la Corte Suprema, Minera Candelaria reafirma su compromiso con el medio ambiente y las comunidades vecinas, lo que se refleja en diversas iniciativas. Minera Candelaria abastece su operaci\u00f3n en un 100% con agua desalada proveniente de su planta desalinizadora ubicada en su Puerto Punta Padrones en Caldera. La compa\u00f1\u00eda no utiliza aguas subterr\u00e1neas para ninguno de sus procesos productivos.<\/p>\n<p>Minera Candelaria est\u00e1 enfocada en la mejora continua de sus procesos, aplicando su conocimiento y experiencia en Chile para desarrollar una miner\u00eda sustentable, utilizando tecnolog\u00eda y cada vez m\u00e1s cercana y conectada con las comunidades en las que opera. Est\u00e1 totalmente comprometida con la Miner\u00eda Responsable y con el cumplimiento de todas las leyes aplicables.<\/p>\n<p>Los compromisos recientes de Minera Candelaria con el medio ambiente y sus comunidades vecinas incluyen:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cCandelaria Vecina\u201d, programa en el que la compa\u00f1\u00eda abri\u00f3 sus puertas e invit\u00f3 a todos los miembros de la comunidad a conversar sobre sus sue\u00f1os, inquietudes y anhelos. Hace unos d\u00edas se inaugur\u00f3 oficialmente el nuevo Centro de Di\u00e1lisis en Caldera y se est\u00e1n realizando diversas acciones de colaboraci\u00f3n social comunitaria, como programas de Educaci\u00f3n T\u00e9cnica, Becas para Educaci\u00f3n Superior, Apoyo a la Pesca Artesanal Sustentable y el Programa de Mujeres Aprendices, entre otros.<\/li>\n<li>Un nuevo contrato de suministro el\u00e9ctrico, que a partir de 2023 cubrir\u00e1 el 80% de las necesidades con energ\u00edas renovables.<\/li>\n<li>Implementaci\u00f3n de buses el\u00e9ctricos para el transporte de personal, que ubicar\u00e1 a Minera Candelaria como una de las primeras operaciones en la Regi\u00f3n de Atacama en contar con tecnolog\u00eda avanzada en materia de electromovilidad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>June 22, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOLDING STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Supreme Court Ruling on 2016 Fines Applied by the SMA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, June 20, Minera Candelaria was notified of the ruling of the Supreme Court that puts an end to the discussion related to the fines issued on November 30, 2016, by the Superintendency of the Environment (SMA).<\/p>\n<p>Faced with this resolution of the highest court in the country, Minera Candelaria confirms that 11 of the 12 fines issued by the SMA were set aside. This means that the State must return to Minera Candelaria 873 UTA (US $700k, approximately) for the 11 fines left without effect. The Supreme Court accepted in a split decision an appeal which maintained the fine for an alleged over-extraction of groundwater in the Copiap\u00f3 River aquifer.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not agreeing with decision of the Supreme Court, Minera Candelaria reaffirms its commitment to the environment and neighbouring communities, which is reflected in various initiatives. Minera Candelaria supplies its operation 100% with desalinated water from its desalination plant located in its Punta Padrones Port, located in Caldera. The company does not use groundwater for any of its production processes.<\/p>\n<p>Minera Candelaria is focused on continuously improving the way of doing things, applying our knowledge and experience in Chile in a sustainable way, using technology, and increasingly closer and connected with the communities in which we operate. We are fully committed to Responsible Mining and complying with all applicable laws.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recent Minera Candelaria commitments to the environment and our neighbouring communities include:\n<ul>\n<li>Candelaria Vecina, a program in which the company opened its doors and invited all members of the community to talk about their dreams, concerns, and desires. A few days ago, the new dialysis centre was officially opened in Caldera and various other social community collaboration activities are underway, such as technical education programs, scholarships programs, support to sustainable artisanal fishing and the women\u00b4s apprenticeship program, among others.<\/li>\n<li>A new electricity supply contract, which from 2023 will cover 80% of the needs with renewable energy.<\/li>\n<li>Implementation of electric buses for the transport of personnel, which will place Minera Candelaria as one of the first operations in the Atacama Region to have advanced technology in terms of electromobility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El lunes 20 de junio, Minera Candelaria fue notificada del fallo de la Corte Suprema que pone fin a la discusi\u00f3n relacionada con las multas cursadas el 30 de noviembre de 2016 por la Superintendencia del Medio Ambiente (SMA). Ante esta resoluci\u00f3n del m\u00e1ximo tribunal del pa\u00eds, Minera Candelaria confirma que 11 de las 12 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-minera-candelaria","category-regionales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tierramarillano.cl\/newweb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}