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GLOBAL BUSINESS REPORTS & EXPOMIN BUSINESS REPORTS GLOBAL GLOBAL BUSINESS REPORTS CHILE MINING 2020 EXPOMIN OFFICIAL INVESTMENT GUIDE CHILE MINING 2020 EXPOMIN OFFICIALGUIDE INVESTMENT Metso Performance Center Helping you take control of your site Mining continues to be more remote and complex than ever. Dear Reader, However that is no excuse for a lack of responsiveness. When things go wrong, ramifications can add up quickly. This compounds the need for timely and accurate service - or more so, to get ahead of problems before they start. Chile, long considered a stalwart of stability in the Latin American region, experi- enced an unusually tumultuous 2019. An eruption of civil unrest and mass protests over the country’s high rate of inequality and the rising cost of living raised questions That is the benefit at the heart of our new, state-of-the-art, regarding the stability of the country and its most important industry. Metso Performance Center. Coupled with intuitive services, Despite the headlines, Chile’s miners continued to invest in large brownfield expan- you’ll see more and stay ahead, in better control of now and sions and, to a lesser extent, greenfield projects, in hopes of tapping the country’s ready for what comes next. vast geological potential for decades to come. According to Consejo Minero, the country anticipates investments amounting to approximately US$72 billion, coming from projects to be developed in the 2019-2029 time period. With a team of equipment, process, and technology experts, At the beginning of 2020, things looked promising, as the copper price had began Metso can provide real-time support to: its recovery on the back of improved trade relations between the US and China. The • Analyze your equipment and operations general sentiment was that the global economy was on the mend. These dynamics have since shifted drastically as coronavirus spread around the world. Few, if any, • Anticipate potential issues countries have been untouched and as a result of government enforced lockdowns, movement and commerce have come to an abrupt stop. Consequently, demand for • Accelerate to achieve & sustain performance improvements most metals has fallen substantially. This is a profoundly complicated problem for Chile at a time when the country is de- pending on its trusted mining industry to bolster its economy and lead it out of social The center opens March 2020 in Santiago, Chile. crisis. Across the value chain both local and global companies are eager to deploy Learn more at metso.com/performance the latest technology and cutting edge engineering approaches to capitalize on the wealth of opportunities in everything from lithium, copper and gold. However, it is unclear how the pandemic will affect the overall health of the Chilean mining industry going forward. Certainly, conferences have been temporarily put on hold, which is why Global Busi- ness Reports is releasing its digital format Chile Mining 2020: Official Investment Guide to EXPOMIN, produced in partnership with FISA, the organizers of EXPOMIN. As we navigate these uncertain times, it is crucial for both national and international investors, mining executives, and technical experts involved in Chile's mining industry to support each other and remain well informed. This publication offers widespread coverage of the current state of Chile's mining industry, including its leading producers and operating mines, exploration companies and their projects, as well as examining the different providers across the value chain, from engineering to mining equipment and services. We sincerely hope that you have a great conference, full of business and networking opportunities. Thank you for your participation in EXPOMIN, and we hope you enjoy reading Chile Mining 2020. Alice Pascoletti Managing Director Global Business Reports PERU Introduction BOLIVIA to Chile CONTENTS / Chile Mining 2020 Arica Analysis of the political and Iquique macroeconomic factors influencing Chile’s miners Tocopilla 8-17 Introduction to Chilean Mining PARAGUAY 61. Interview with Black and Veatch 62. Interview with Ingenalse Antofagasta 8. Chilean Miners Display Resilience 64. Interview with Amphos 21 Despite Socio-Political Uncertainty 65. Interview with CDM Smith 10. Interview with Minister of Mining 67. Interviews with Worley and Arcadis 11. Interview with Consejo Minero 68. Energy and Technology Taltal 13. Interview with Cochilco 69. Underground Mining Chañaral 14. Factsheet: Macro-Economic Overview 70. Interview with The Institute of Mining 15. Interview with EY Engineers of Chile (IIMCh) Chile Caldera 16. Interview with GL Events Chile 71. Interview with DSI Underground Copiapó 17. Interview with APRIMIN 72. Interview with JRI Exploration, 73. Interview with Wood Group 74. Construction and Logistics 75. Interview with Echeverría Izquierdo 0 100 200 300 Kilometers Production and Production and Development Montajes Industriales La Serena 0 100 200 300 Miles Development Ovalle 20. Copper: Increasing Necessity for New N An overview of the most Projects Today to Meet Tomorrow’s Equipment and Technology Demand San Felipe influential projects in Chile 21. Factsheet: Copper Valparaiso Santiago 25. Interview with Codelco 78. Equipment: Technology that Offsets San Antonio 20-55 26. Factsheet: Codelco 79. Autonomous Mining and Teleoperation 29. Interview with Anglo American Chile 80. Interview with Komatsu Cummins Rancagua 32. Gold 81. Interview with Hard-Line ARGENTINA 34. Interview with Gold Fields 82. Interview with Liebherr Talca 35. Interview with Yamana Gold 84. Interview with Epiroc 36. Interview with Barrick 85. Interview with Emerson Chillán 39. Interview with Albemarle 86. Interview with Finning Concepción 88. Interview with American Air Pacic 89. Interview with Michelin Ocean 91. Data and Analytics Temuco Exploration 92. Interview with Highservice Corp. 93. Interview with Technosteel Valdivia 94. Interview with Normet Engineering and 42. Juniors Progress Through Down Market 95. Comminution and Material Handling Osorno 43. Interview with InvestChile 96. Interview with FLSmidth Construction 44. Factsheet: Investment Portfolio 98. Interview with Takraf Tenova Puerto Montt 45. Interview with Los Andes Copper 99. Interview with Metso Ancud Discover Chile’s efforts to drive 46. Interviews with Abraplata Resource Corp. 100. Interview with McLanahan Castro and Hot Chili sustainability and cut costs 101. Interviews with Motion Metrics and 48. Lithium: Dealing with Difficult Conditions Hexagon Mining 49. Interview with Wealth Minerals Atlantic 50. Gold: Ocean 58-75 Enjoying Favorable Market Conditions 51. Interview with Rio2 Drilling and Blasting 52. Prospect Generating: Rare Dollars for Exploration 53. Interview with Revelo Resources 104. Drilling: Building Resilient Businesses 54. Interview with Minería Activa Through Tough Times 55. Expert Opinion Article: 105. Interview with Griffith Drilling Is Chile Only for Major Miners? 106. Interviews with Superex and PerfoChile 108. Blasting: Precision and Sustainability Drive the Market 110. Interview with Dyno Noble Engineering and Construction 111. Interview with Plasma 4th Equipment, 112. Interview with ENAEX 113. Interviews with Orica and MAXAM CHILE MINING 2020 Technology and 58. Establishing Value Through EXPOMIN Official Investment Guide Sound Design Global Business Reports and EXPOMIN 114. Concluding Thoughts Punta Arenas 59. Water and Environment 116. Company Directory Services This research has been conducted by 60. Interview with Stantec 118. Credits Lucrezia Falcidia, Jason Spizer and Mariolga Guyon Insights from Chile’s world leading Edited by Mungo Smith players across the value chain Graphic design by Gonzalo Da Cunha A Global Business Reports Publication For updated industry news from our 78-113 on-the-ground teams around the world, please visit our website at gbreports.com, subscribe to our newsletter by signing up to our VIP list through our website, or follow us on Twitter: @GBReports GBR • EXPOMIN OFFICIAL INVESTMENT GUIDE • CHILE MINING 2020 INTRODUCTION TO CHILEAN MINING » Chile has been a mining country since before the arrival of the Conquistadors and will be a mining country for much longer. We want to maintain Chile’s status as the largest producer of copper in the world. « - Baldo Prokuriça, Minister of Mining, Government of Chile Image courtesy of Vinícius Henrique on Unsplash EDITORIAL Global Business Reports EXPOMIN Official Investment Guide EDITORIAL GDP (PPP) possesses the world’s largest lithium re- Mining Minister Baldo Prokuriça is simi- making and earth-moving to advanced Chilean Miners Display Source: World Bank 2018 serves, according a U.S. Geologic Study larly optimistic that the mining indus- electronic components, a slowdown in (USGS) report. try will continue functioning as normal: manufacturing was bound to put down- Resilience Despite Socio- US$474 billion It is unclear what, if any, backlash there “Chile has a long history with a stable ward pressure on the commodity price. will be on heavy industries such as min- mining investment climate and the cur- Adding to the pain was the fact that Chil- Political Uncertainty ing in the long-term. The protests caused rent situation will not erase that. There ean copper production fell 2.5% in the POPULATION disruption to the typically efficient op- are doubts regarding the referendum first half of 2019 on the back of declin- Source: Censo 2017 Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) erational environment throughout the and the new constitution, but it