Mining investment is being unlocked: Government and experts highlight reactivation of major projects after announcement of El Abra - La Tercera

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Cheerful accounts from the government and positive signs for mining investment, in the midst of depressed copper production at the national level. That was the preliminary assessment after the announcement made by Freeport-McMoran for the expansion of Minera El Abra, a project in which it plans to invest US$ 7.5 billion to triple copper production in the deposit, a project that they expect to have active in 2033. The Minister of Mining, Aurora W…