Amaminerali e-Antofagasta aseChile akhiphe umbiko wakamuva wakamuva ngomhlaka 20. Ukukhishwa kwethusi kwenkampani engxenyeni yokuqala yalo nyaka kwakungamathani angama-269000, phansi 25.7% kusuka kumathani angama-362000 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka owedlule, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yesomiso sasemayini yasemayini, kanye nebanga eliphansi le-Pelambres i-ore icutshungulwe yi-gcestentrator yemayini yethusi yeCorinela; Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuhlobene futhi nesigameko sepayipi lokuqondisa lezokuxhumana endaweni yaseLos Pelanbres Mining ngoJuni kulo nyaka.

U-Ivan Arriagada, umongameli wenkampani, uthe ngenxa yalezi zinto ezingenhla, ukukhiqizwa kwenkampani yethusi kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuthi kube ngamathani angama-640000 kuye kwangama-660000; Kuthenjwa ukuthi isitshalo esizuzayo se-saint inetera sizothuthukisa ibanga le-ore, ivolumu yamanzi etholakalayo eLos Pelanbres Mining Area izokwanda, futhi ipayipi lokuhamba lokuhamba lizobuyiselwa, ukuze inkampani ikwazi ukufezekisa ukuthuthuka kwamandla engxenyeni yesibili ye kulo nyaka.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, umthelela wokuwohloka kokukhiqiza kanye nokwehla kwamanani entengo yezinto ezibonakalayo eluhlaza uzobe ususwa ngokwengxenye ngobuthakathaka be-chilean peso, kanye nezindleko zemali ze-Copper ze-Copper kulindeleke ukuthi kube ngu- $ 1.65 / iphawundi kulo nyaka. Amanani entengo yethusi awele kakhulu kusukela ekuqaleni kukaJuni kulo nyaka, ahlanganiswe nokwenyuka kwamandla emali ephakeme, ukuqinisa ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ukulawula izindleko.

U-Aliagada uhlongoze ukuthi inqubekela phambili engama-82% yenziwe kuphrojekthi yokuthuthuka kwengqalasizinda yemayini ye-Los Pelanbres Copler, kubandakanya nokwakhiwa kwesitshalo se-desalination eLos Vilos, okuzofakwa kwikota yesine yalo nyaka.