Sali Hochschild (June 18, 1883 – January 1965) was a German-born Chilean businessman, the founder of Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S.A., once one of the largest mining and mineral processing companies in Chile.
Hochschild was born to a Jewish family in Germany, the son of Jeanette (née Hirsch) and Ludwig Louis Hochschild. His mother died during his childbirth. His father was a general trader who had two cousins involved in the metal industry: brothers Berthold Hochschild, who founded the American Metal Company and Zachary Hochschild, a partner in Metallgesellschaft.[1] He had two brothers, Moritz Hochschild (1881–1965)[1] and Heinrich Hochschild (1882–1986). The brothers were all educated in Germany as mining engineers.[1] He later attended Columbia University in New York City.[2] In 1911, he and his brother arrived in Chile where they operated a small ore dealing business.[1][2] After World War I, which created strong demand for metals, the brothers, having both amassed sufficient wealth to branch out on their own, dissolved their relationship and divided their territory with Sali taking central and southern Chile and Moritz taking northern Chile, Peru, and Bolivia.[1]
In 1920, Sali obtained Chilean citizenship and formed Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S.A.[2] In 1924, he opened the Pataguas mine near La Ligua where he installed the country's first flotation plant[2] which enabled the recovery of valuable metals from much lower grade ore. Flush with cash from his first independent venture, he purchased several medium-sized mines in the Provincia de Aconcagua [es] at es:El Molle, El Palqui [es], and La Cebada (Chile) [es].[2] In 1936, he completed the Ojancos flotation plant in Copiapó which separated gold from copper ore.[2] Finding that many copper ores could not be separated by flotation, he adapted new technologies to separate the gold used the cyanide process which utilized cyanide, sulfuric acid, and lime to leach gold from the ore.[2] He built a sulfuric acid factory nearby so the operation would be self-sufficient.[2] Ojancos was the first plant in South America to use this new and highly toxic technology processing 300 tons of ore per day.[2] In 1943, he built a separation plant at Chanaral dedicated to separate copper from tailings coming from the many mines at Potrerillos that were being dumped into the Rio Salado.[2] In 1948, he founded Compania Minera Delerio S.A. which operated separation plants in Punitaqui and Ovalle; and he built additional plants in Antofagasta.[2] Between 1951 and 1959, he purchased 36,000 hectares of land at Michilla (100 km north of Antofagasta) and formed Compania Minera Carolina de Michilla S.A. which became one of the largest mines in Chile[2] (sold to Antofagasta plc in 1983).
Personal lifeedit
Hochschild was married to Ana Kaufmann; they had four children:[3] Walter Ludwig Hochschild Kaufmann; Dorothy Höchschild Kaufmann; Laura Höchschild Kaufmann and Gabriela Höchschild Kaufmann. He died in January 1965.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeJohn, Hillman. "A Review of Helmut Waszkis' Dr. Moritz (Don Mauricio) Hochschild 1881-1965. The Man and His Companies. A German Jewish Mining Entrepreneur in South America" (PDF). Mining History Journal. pp. 151–55. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via mininghistoryassociation.org.
^ abcdefghijklDanús Vásquez, Hernan (2007). Crónicas mineras de medio siglo, 1950-2000 (in Spanish). RIL Editores. ISBN9789562845557.
^Zañartu, Luz María; Zunino, Daniella (August 26, 2007). "La vida y legado del "minero" Walter Hochschild (The life and legacy of the "miner" Walter Hochschild)". Economía y Negicios (in Spanish).
^"Ha Muerto de Sali Hochschild, Gran Pionero de la Minería Chilena" (PDF). Boletin Minero de Sociedad Nacional de Mineria (in Spanish). January 1965. pp. 4916–4917.
April 30, 2024
sali, hochschild, june, 1883, january, 1965, german, born, chilean, businessman, founder, compania, minera, comercial, once, largest, mining, mineral, processing, companies, chile, bornjune, 1883diedjanuary, 1965educationcolumbia, universityoccupationmining, e. Sali Hochschild June 18 1883 January 1965 was a German born Chilean businessman the founder of Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S A once one of the largest mining and mineral processing companies in Chile Sali HochschildBornJune 18 1883DiedJanuary 1965EducationColumbia UniversityOccupationMining executiveKnown forFounder of Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S A SpouseAna KaufmannChildren4Parent s Jeanette Hirsch Hochschild Ludwig Louis HochschildFamilyMoritz Hochschild brother Hernan Hochschild es grandson Eduardo Hochschild great nephew Biography editHochschild was born to a Jewish family in Germany the son of Jeanette nee Hirsch and Ludwig Louis Hochschild His mother died during his childbirth His father was a general trader who had two cousins involved in the metal industry brothers Berthold Hochschild who founded the American Metal Company and Zachary Hochschild a partner in Metallgesellschaft 1 He had two brothers Moritz Hochschild 1881 1965 1 and Heinrich Hochschild 1882 1986 The brothers were all educated in Germany as mining engineers 1 He later attended Columbia University in New York City 2 In 1911 he and his brother arrived in Chile where they operated a small ore dealing business 1 2 After World War I which created strong demand for metals the brothers having both amassed sufficient wealth to branch out on their own dissolved their relationship and divided their territory with Sali taking central and southern Chile and Moritz taking northern Chile Peru and Bolivia 1 In 1920 Sali obtained Chilean citizenship and formed Compania Minera y Comercial Sali Hochschild S A 2 In 1924 he opened the Pataguas mine near La Ligua where he installed the country s first flotation plant 2 which enabled the recovery of valuable metals from much lower grade ore Flush with cash from his first independent venture he purchased several medium sized mines in the Provincia de Aconcagua es at es El Molle El Palqui es and La Cebada Chile es 2 In 1936 he completed the Ojancos flotation plant in Copiapo which separated gold from copper ore 2 Finding that many copper ores could not be separated by flotation he adapted new technologies to separate the gold used the cyanide process which utilized cyanide sulfuric acid and lime to leach gold from the ore 2 He built a sulfuric acid factory nearby so the operation would be self sufficient 2 Ojancos was the first plant in South America to use this new and highly toxic technology processing 300 tons of ore per day 2 In 1943 he built a separation plant at Chanaral dedicated to separate copper from tailings coming from the many mines at Potrerillos that were being dumped into the Rio Salado 2 In 1948 he founded Compania Minera Delerio S A which operated separation plants in Punitaqui and Ovalle and he built additional plants in Antofagasta 2 Between 1951 and 1959 he purchased 36 000 hectares of land at Michilla 100 km north of Antofagasta and formed Compania Minera Carolina de Michilla S A which became one of the largest mines in Chile 2 sold to Antofagasta plc in 1983 Personal life editHochschild was married to Ana Kaufmann they had four children 3 Walter Ludwig Hochschild Kaufmann Dorothy Hochschild Kaufmann Laura Hochschild Kaufmann and Gabriela Hochschild Kaufmann He died in January 1965 4 References edit a b c d e John Hillman A Review of Helmut Waszkis Dr Moritz Don Mauricio Hochschild 1881 1965 The Man and His Companies A German Jewish Mining Entrepreneur in South America PDF Mining History Journal pp 151 55 Retrieved August 13 2020 via mininghistoryassociation org a b c d e f g h i j k l Danus Vasquez Hernan 2007 Cronicas mineras de medio siglo 1950 2000 in Spanish RIL Editores ISBN 9789562845557 Zanartu Luz Maria Zunino Daniella August 26 2007 La vida y legado del minero Walter Hochschild The life and legacy of the miner Walter Hochschild Economia y Negicios in Spanish Ha Muerto de Sali Hochschild Gran Pionero de la Mineria Chilena PDF Boletin Minero de Sociedad Nacional de Mineria in Spanish January 1965 pp 4916 4917 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sali Hochschild amp oldid 1209748264, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
