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Codelco submits plan to keep Salvador mine going

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Chile's State-owned Codelco submitted to environmental regulators on Friday a $55-million project to give operational continuity through 2021 to its Salvador copper mine, the company's smallest and costliest deposit. World No 1 copper producer Codelco is battling to keep a lid on costs at Salvador, which produced 49 000 t of copper in 2015, to ensure production is viable at a time when copper prices are low.
 
 
 
 
 

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