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Codelco kicks off underground mining at Chuquicamata

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 01, 2019 | 4:03 am Base Metals Top Companies Latin America Copper 

Chile’s Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, has begun underground operations at its century-old Chuquicamata mine, ahead of schedule and with more than 8,000 tonnes of ore already extracted since early April. Block-caving, originally planned for May, began at...

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