Chile, copper mine locates second alternative port for shipments

Posted on January 17, 2011 • Filed under: Business, Chile

Chile’s Collahuasi mine has found a second alternative export route as the world’s No. 3 copper deposit seeks to normalize deliveries and lift a near four-week force majeure, a port official told Reuters on Monday.
Collahuasi will ship 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate via the northern Arica port after weeks of talks following a Dec. 18 shiploader accident at the mine’s key sea terminal that forced it to declare force majeure on sales. Read Article

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