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NEWS RELEASE, 8 MARCH 2015
PROTEST AT LOS PELAMBRES
On 28 February a small group of protesters from the local Choapa valley community established intermittent blockades at several points on the access road to the Los Pelambres mine. Since then, the protesters' actions have continued, resulting in damage to the office and minor equipment at the mine entrance. Other facilities outside the mine limits, which are used for normal mining activities, have also been damaged.
Although the protesters' actions disrupted normal operations, the impact was limited as critical supplies were available on-site, employees and contractors could travel by air, and an alternative dam was used for tailings disposal. None of the Company's employees or contractors suffered any injuries.
On 5 March the government intervened with the purpose of restoring normal road and mine access and arranged a meeting of all parties to negotiate a resolution to the current situation. However, normal access to the mine has not been fully restored and, on 7 March, negotiations stalled. Government authorities are now making efforts to resume talks as soon as possible.
The protests were triggered by a small group who do not necessarily represent the valley community and are seeking action by Pelambres and the local government to help alleviate the current drought conditions. Discussions regarding water availability have been proceeding for some time with the intention of establishing a lasting solution.
The current evaluation of the impact of the disruption to operations indicates that copper production has been reduced by an estimated 5,000 tonnes to date. Looking forwards, the impact will depend on when access is fully restored. In the meantime Pelambres is working on plans to mitigate this impact on production over the full year.
A further update will be provided as necessary.
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CODE : ANTO.L |
ISIN : GB0000456144 |
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Antofagasta est une société de production minière de cuivre et d'or basée au Royaume-Uni. Antofagasta est productrice de cuivre, d'or, d'argent et de molybdène au Chili, en développement de projets de cuivre et d'or au Chili et au Pakistan, et détient divers projets d'exploration au Chili, au Perou, en Australie et en Suede. Ses principaux projets en production sont MICHILLA, EL TESORO MINE, LOS PELAMBRES, EL TESORO, ESPERENZA (OXIDES) et ESPERANZA (SULPHIDES) au Chili, ses principaux projets en développement sont REKO DIQ au Pakistan et LINCE/MICHILLA au Chili et ses principaux projets en exploration sont PUNT HILL et PYRAMID ( ALASKA) en Australie, KIRUNA SOUTH en Suede, CORDILLERA DE LAS MINAS au Perou et ANTUCOYA au Chili. Antofagasta est cotée au Royaume-Uni, aux Etats-Unis D'Amerique et en Allemagne. Sa capitalisation boursière aujourd'hui est 1 615,3 milliards GBX (1 913,2 milliards US$, 1 721,3 milliards €). La valeur de son action a atteint son plus bas niveau récent le 10 novembre 2023 à 1 280,00 GBX, et son plus haut niveau récent le 06 septembre 2024 à 1 638,50 GBX. Antofagasta possède 985 856 000 actions en circulation. |