I-Antofagasta minerals yaseChile ikhiphe umbiko wayo wakamuva ngomhlaka-20.Ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kwenkampani engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka bekungamathani angu-269000, kwehle ngo-25.7% ukusuka kumathani angu-362000 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesomiso ezindaweni zemayini yethusi i-Coquimbo ne-Los Pelambres, kanye nezinga eliphansi insimbi egaywe yi-concentrator yemayini yethusi ye-corinela;Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuphinde kuhlobane nesigameko sepayipi lezokuthutha eligxile endaweni yezimayini yase-Los pelanbres ngoJuni nonyaka.

U-Ivan arriagada, umongameli omkhulu wale nkampani, uthe ngenxa yalezi zici ezingenhla, ukukhiqizwa kwethusi kwenkampani kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuthi kube amathani angu-640000 kuya ku-660000;Kwethenjwa ukuthi imboni yokuhlomula yaseSaint ignera izothuthukisa izinga le-ore, umthamo wamanzi atholakalayo endaweni yezimayini e-Los pelanbres uzokhula, futhi ipayipi lokuthutha eligxilile lizobuyiselwa, ukuze inkampani ifinyelele ukuthuthukiswa kwamandla engxenyeni yesibili kulo nyaka.

Ukwengeza, umthelela wokwehla kokukhiqizwa kanye nokwehla kwamandla emali okuluhlaza kuzoxazululwa kancane ubuthakathaka be-Peso yaseChile, futhi izindleko zensalela yemali yezimayini zethusi kulindeleke ukuthi zibe ngu-$1.65/pondo kulo nyaka.Intengo yethusi yehle kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni kukaJuni nonyaka, ihambisana nokwehla kwamandla emali, nokuqinisa ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekulawuleni izindleko.

I-Aliagada ihlongoze ukuthi inqubekelaphambili engama-82% yenziwe kuphrojekthi yokuthuthukiswa kwengqalasizinda yemayini yethusi yase-Los pelanbres, okuhlanganisa nokwakhiwa kwendawo yokukhipha usawoti emanzini e-Los vilos, ezoqala ukusebenza ngekota yesine yalo nyaka.