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Anglo American inaugurates its first Remote Operation Center in Chile

InvestChile - April,12,2021

Los Bronces is the most important mine in the copper business operated by Anglo American. The new facilities, located in the company's offices in Santiago, will become the brain of the operation, where the integration of all digitization and remote control technology projects will take place. 

Topics: Technology- Mining

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New projects take mining investment in Chile by 2029 to US$74,000 mill

InvestChile - October,1,2020

The new survey identifies a total of 49 projects for the next decade which, together with adjustments to other initiatives, point to a total investment in the sector of US$74,047 million.

Topics: Mining

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Chile seeks to fast-track mining projects worth over US$17,000 million

InvestChile - September,16,2020

The Mining Ministry has begun trial implementation of a plan to assist almost 20 initiatives from their early stages through to their start of operation.

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Geomin: a new portal with mining and geological info about Chile

InvestChile - July,14,2020

The new platform will permit informed decisions about territories and aims to boost mining exploration.

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Anglo American to inject US$1,413 million into Chilean subsidiary

InvestChile - March,30,2020

The operation should be completed within a year, implying that Anglo American Copper Finance will have US$2,114 million in the country.

Topics: Mining

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New technique could produce lithium in hours not months

InvestChile - March,26,2020

The method mimics the filtering capabilities of living cells to extract lithium from concentrated salt water, where the metal is typically mixed with other materials.

Topics: Mining

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Investment opportunities: Cobalt, the key mineral for electromobility

InvestChile - February,25,2020

A recent report released by Canadian mining company Capstone Mining about its Santo Domingo project in the Atacama Region sets out solid arguments for extracting cobalt from the deposit.

Topics: Energy- Mining

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Chile to lead creation of global standard for mining interoperability

InvestChile - November,25,2019

The Interop program presented a draft proposal for resolving incompatibility between mining technologies to an international organization.

Topics: Mining

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Employment of women in the mining industry increases by 18.5%

InvestChile - November,4,2019

In the rolling three-month period between June and August, 21,607 women were working in the sector, accounting for 10% of its labor force. In the same period, there was also a drop in unemployment in the sector.

Topics: Talent- Mining- Women

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Boom in electric vehicles calls for more  lithium investment

InvestChile - June,12,2019

Some US$9,000 million must be invested in the lithium mining sector to develop the 600,000 tonnes of new capacity required to satisfy demand. 

Topics: Mining

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Mining in Chile: Electromobility for large trucks

InvestChile - April,30,2019

By using the LHD model developed by Komatsu, Chile’s El Teniente mine aims to increase its productivity by between 10% and 20%. 

Topics: Mining

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Chile among the countries with the most mining start-ups

InvestChile - April,5,2019

The data shows that Chile accounts for 12% of this type of high-impact start-ups, after Australia, the United States and Canada. 

Topics: Startup- Mining

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Seawater emerges as key for the future of copper in Chile

InvestChile - March,6,2019

Los Pelambres, Quebrada Blanca, Spence, Radomiro Tomic, El Abra and NuevaUnión have initiatives at different stages of development for the use of seawater at their operations.

Topics: Mining

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Finnish mining technology multinational arrives in Chile

InvestChile - February,25,2019

Zyfra, an artificial intelligence and IoT company, already has operations in Peru and plans to scale up to other countries in the region in 2022.

Topics: Technology- Mining

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How Artificial Intelligence and IoT are revolutionizing mining

InvestChile - January,31,2019

The application of these technologies allows for improved productivity, increased efficiency, and contribution to sustainability and workers’ safety in the sector. 

Topics: Technology- Mining

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Mining: Use of sea water in Chile’s copper production to triple

InvestChile - January,9,2019

The report from the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) estimates a consumption of seawater of 10.82 cubic meters (m3) per second for the year 2029, compared to a current use of 3.28 m3/second

Topics: Mining

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Chile greenlights Latin America’s largest desalination plant

InvestChile - October,11,2018

The solar-powered desalination plant will have a maximum capacity of 2,630 litres of water per second, with an initial investment of about $500 million.

Topics: Mining

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Miners around the world turn to green power options

InvestChile - October,3,2018

Using renewables is helping the industry cut costs and reduce polluting emissions. It is a concern that is growing among some of the largest consumers of raw materials, some of whom are keen to burnish their environmental credentials.

Topics: Energy- Mining

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The role of copper in energy sources of the future

InvestChile - September,20,2018

The renowned speaker on energy issues, Gianni Kovacevic, says Chile has a privileged position regarding future energy sources, due both to its wind and solar potential as well as its copper reserves.  

Topics: Energy- Mining

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Chile anticipates mining investment of US$65,747 million

InvestChile - September,3,2018

The South American country is the world’s principal copper producer and accounts for 54% of global lithium reserves.

Topics: Mining

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