The open pit mine during 2020 will contribute more than 30,000 additional tonnes of fine copper to the budget plan. Executive President, Octavio Araneda, explains that “during this year, and despite the complications of the pandemic, the transformation roadmap remains intact. We have promoted and reached new ways of operating, which has resulted in the Chuquicamata case, in a pit team that adapted, aspired to more and sought continuous improvement. The commitment of the workers in this area shows that putting operational excellence among the priority objectives has concrete positive consequences.”

Araneda emphasised that continuity has come about by the mine maintaining continuous improvement both in the excellence of its operations, which involves reducing costs and increasing productivity, and in promoting enablers, which implies guaranteeing safety and occupational health, plus a deep cultural transformation, better talent management and a commitment to be sustainable.