Hermosa Mine will house about 200 employees in its future 24-hour remote operations center in Nogales.
Renderings of the new operations center, called Centro, show how architects wove elements of Southern ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ into the design, including local landmarks.
The operations center for South32’s Hermosa mine project, called Centro, is expected to house about 200 employees, company officials say.
“These new renderings bring our vision for Centro to life in a way we haven’t shown before,†said Pat Risner, president of . “We’re excited to continue our progress to building something lasting and meaningful here in Santa Cruz County.â€
Future employees at Centro will use automation and digital systems to remotely monitor and manage underground and surface equipment at Hermosa, in the Patagonia Mountains, which will have battery-electric vehicles in its underground fleet.
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This rendering shows an overview of Centro, South32 Hermosa’s remote operating center being built in Nogales.
This equipment is expected to reduce emissions, lower noise levels and improve underground air quality, all factors in the sustainability requirements for the mine, which will produce zinc, manganese, lead and silver once operational.
Centro will also serve as the base for engineers and scientists, as well as IT and employee support staff.
The center broke ground in April, and construction is underway on the Mariposa Ranch Road extension that will improve access to Centro, part of a 10-acre complex with employee parking and a bus station for park-and-ride service to the project site.
Future employees at the operations center for Hermosa Mine will use automation and digital systems to remotely monitor and manage underground and surface equipment at the mine, company officials said.
Construction is expected to last through 2027.
Construction of the mine began last fall. When operational, the $2.16 billion mine is slated to produce zinc, manganese, lead and silver in a large underground facility in the Patagonia Mountains, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson.
Last year, the announced an award of up to $166 million for Hermosa’s battery-grade manganese, used in electric vehicles.
The also awarded the project $20 million to boost the domestic manganese supply, which the company says hasn’t been mined in the U.S. since the 1970s, and most of the ore currently comes from China.
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