Chile names new expanded board for Codelco

The government of Chile has increased the number of directors on the board of its copper-mining company, Codelco, and named new members to the board. President Michelle Bachelet this week appointed Andrés Sanfuentes, Alberto Arenas, Nicolás...

Chile, Argentina ink cooperation, integration pact

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last week signed a landmark General Integration Treaty with her Chilean counterpart, President Michelle Bachelet. The agreement represents a “historic” moment and a new era in the bilateral...

Codelco's new Gabriela Mistral mine passes 180 000 t copper output

The Gabriela Mistral copper mine, in Chile, has produced 180 000 t of copper since it started copper cathode production in May last year. Chilean government-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper miner, officially inaugurated the operation in...

Chile and South Africa in talks to strengthen mining cooperation

South Africa’s Department of Minerals and Energy and Chile’s Ministry of Mining are negotiating a bilateral cooperation agreement in the mining and minerals sectors.

Pascua-Lama project, Chile and Argentina

The Pascua-Lama project is the first binational mining project in the world. The deposit is located on the border between Chile and Argentina. The Mining Integration Treaty between the countries and a specific protocol signed for Pascua-Lama...