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. 

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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. 

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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

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