Chile Collahuasi Copper Mine Lifts Force Majeure On Shipments
01 Avril 2011 - 5:57PM
Dow Jones News
Chilean copper mine Dona Ines de Collahuasi lifted the force
majeure contract suspension it had on its copper concentrate
shipments, the company said Friday.
Collahuasi declared the force majeure clause, which allows a
company to suspend its commitments due to an event beyond its
control, on Dec. 20, following a fatal accident at its Patache
port.
Despite the contract suspension, Collahuasi has been shipping
out some of its copper concentrates out of the Arica, Antofagasta
and Iquique ports, company spokeswoman Bernardita Fernandez said in
brief statement.
The Patache accident killed three workers and structurally
damaged the port's shiploader. It came on the heels of a 33-day
labor strike at the mine last year.
Global diversified miners Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) and Anglo
American PLC (AAUKY, AAL.LN) each hold a 44% stake in the mine,
while a consortium led by Mitsui & Co. (MITSY, 8031.TO) holds
the remaining 12%.
With an annual output of around 550,000 tons of copper, the mine
is one of the world's largest copper mines. It is located 185
kilometers southeast of the port of Iquique, high in the Andes
Mountains at 4,400 meters above sea level.
Chile is the world's leading copper producer, accounting for a
third of global supply.
-By Carolina Pica, Dow Jones Newswires; 56-2-715-8919;
carolina.pica@dowjones.com
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