From the port facility to the mine area, the QB2 site is transforming each day as our project teams ramp up construction.
To meet Carla Vargas, an Elige Crecer (Choose to Develop) program participant, please scroll down.
在QB2项目建设一年左右的时间里，泰克和我们的承包商在世界上最大的未开发铜资源之一上取得了重大进展。该项目拥有近7000名员工，有望在2021年第四季度完工。我们的重点继续放在健康，安全，可持续性和生产力在整个庞大的项目足迹。
Here is a snapshot of the key activities across each construction area:
Concentrator
- Ongoing concrete pours on the mills, with over 20,000 cubic meters placed
- Rougher cell tank installations now underway
- Commenced structural steel pre-assembly and erection
- 收到交付的第一批磨机外壳部件
Pipeline
- Advanced mass earthworks in the high mountain area
- Continued right of way development from the coastal area to camp 2
- Commenced pipe trenching operations
- Continued development of the pump station platform
- Ongoing line pipe deliveries with over 30 trucks loads per day
Port
- Completed the pile test drilling and anchoring
- Ongoing concrete activities in the desalination plant
- Commenced installation of permanent buildings
- Continued transformer foundations concrete works at the sub-station
- Prepared the pipe launching area for receipt of pipe and equipment
Infrastructure
- 完成选矿厂和管道营地的第一阶段，供首次使用
- Completed the expansion of the Tambo Tarapacá camp
- Continued transformer foundations at the concentrator’s main sub-station
- Advanced mass earthworks at the A-97 bypass road
Tailings Management Facility
- Continued mass earthworks at the TTS platform, 10 of 12km complete
- 正在开发内部道路
- Continued coffer dam construction, with targeted completion by January 2020
Meet Carla Vargas, a Elige Crecer (Choose to Develop) Program Participant
Carla Varga, General Services Attendant, Vial y Vives-DSD Company
Maximizing the employment opportunities for local communities in the Tarapacá Region is a key focus for Teck and was the catalyst for creating the Elige Crecer program. In partnership with Fundación Chile, the program focuses on providing local residents with the skills training required to support the construction of QB2, particularly in the areas of masonry, carpentry and concrete laying.
In 2019, more than 500 people have participated in the program, including Alto Hospicio resident Carla Vargas. After obtaining a degree in administration, Carla kept looking for new ways to enhance her skills. That’s when she came across Elige Crecer. Following a two-month training program, Carla became a specialized civil works and carpentry assistant.
Today, Carla is working as a General Services Attendant for Vial y Vives-DSD Company, a construction contractor for the QB2 project. But Quebrada Blanca was not unfamiliar to Carla. “I did my administration internship in Quebrada Blanca many years ago, and going back is very rewarding.”
通过Elige Crecer接受培训的机会为卡拉进一步发展职业生涯打开了大门。卡拉说：“我负责所有的行政管理活动，这份工作对我来说很有激励作用。”。“我真的很感激我所获得的经验和机会，让我继续成长。”
