San Julián Mining Unit

San Julián mining unit

33Visual was tasked with documenting and identifying stories from the San Julián silver-gold mine and its community. These stories aimed to showcase the community’s development with the mine’s arrival.

Challenge:

To tell the story of a new mine, it’s people, their dreams and passions.

Process:

We visited San Julián six times in 24 months. We stayed five days on each visit. On each visit, we interviewed people in the communities and employees, photographed the mine, and filmed activities in various towns. Additionally, we installed a timelapse to register the construction of San Julián. We edited eight films and developed a digital platform to tell the story of the people in San Julián.