Conservation efforts

Among the conservation efforts undertaken to date in the Saltpeter Works, one can find interpretive design, security measures, the delimitation of the site’s buffer zone, the restoration of several buildings, operational planning, the construction of visitor infrastructure, the reinforcement of Santa Laura’s leaching tower, and the building of a bypass to facilitate arrival to the sites. There is also an array of educational initiatives, aimed at giving conservation guidelines to specialist audiences and communicating Humberstone and Santa Laura’s values to the general public.
Alongside these efforts, various other measures are planned for the near future – such as the opening of the iodine museum – which seek to preserve the sites’ authenticity and integrity for future generations.