Codelco says operations normal, aims to meet 2020 output targets
EL TENIENTE – Chilean State-run copper miner Codelco is producing at full capacity and aims to meet its 2020 output targets, its CEO said on Thursday, noting that the coronavirus pandemic was now under control with a low infection rate.
The pandemic hit Chile in March, forcing Codelco, the world's top copper producer, to sharply reduce its workforce, adjust shift schedules and pause expansion projects.
"Our production situation is 100% normal and we expect to meet out commitments by year's end," Octavio Araneda told reporters in a presentation.
He was unveiling an electric vehicle that will join Codelco's El Teniente underground mine in the Andes, part of an effort to electrify the company's fleet.
"Especially in underground mining, we see that in the future, no later than 2030, the majority of production equipment will be electrical," Araneda said.
Codelco's production rose 4.7% in the first half of 2020, even as it implemented measures to curb the virus at large operations, including El Teniente.
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