Fenix Gold Project
Sector: Road • Location: Atacama, Chile
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
The Fenix Gold Project is a massive oxide-hosted, heap leach gold mining project in the Maricunga belt in Chile's Atacama region. Construction is 41% complete as of June 30, 2025, with a workforce of 1514 people, 94% of whom are Chilean. The project includes installation of geosynthetics and over-liner material on a leach pad, haul roads connecting the mine pit to the leach pad, and an adsorption,
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Road, Metal
- Location
- Atacama, Chile
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- The Sydney Morning Herald
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Original status | under construction |
Taiyo status | Under Construction |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | The Fenix Gold Project is a massive oxide-hosted, heap leach gold mining project in the Maricunga belt in Chile's Atacama region. Construction is 41% complete as of June 30, 2025, with a workforce of 1514 people, 94% of whom are Chilean. The project includes installation of geosynthetics and over-liner material on a leach pad, haul roads connecting the mine pit to the leach pad, and an adsorption, desorption and recovery plant. The project aims for first gold production in January 2026 and has an estimated initial and sustaining capital of US$235 million. It is designed as a run-of-mine heap leach operation to minimize environmental impact. |
Original sector | Mining |
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Location
Country | Chile |
State | Atacama |
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Source | The Sydney Morning Herald |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Road, Metal |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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