Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) welcomed a delegation from CODELCO (Corporación Nacional del Cobre), the State-owned Copper mining company of Chile, in New Delhi early today.

In a mission first-of-its-kind in India, experts from the Chilean Copper major will be visiting all HCL units and offices across the country to assess various mining and operational aspects. Their three-week-long visit aims to explore opportunities for knowledge sharing and value addition.

The CODELCO delegation of mining experts includes:

1. Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano – Geology & Exploration

2. Jose Ramom Abatte Perez – Innovation & Technology

3. Carlos Abelardo Vilches Donoso – Tailing Management

4. Jorge Luis Espindola Landa – Geotechnical Engineering

5. Sergio Jonathan Pichott Heriquez – Geometallurgy

This initiative follows the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanged between HCL and CODELCO in the presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of Chile, Mr Gabriel Boric Font, on 01.04.2025. The MoU focuses on sharing knowledge and best practices to facilitate exploration, mining, and mineral beneficiation, along with employee training and capacity building. The MoU was signed by Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL, and Mr. Ruben Alvarado Vigar, Chief Executive Officer, CODELCO.

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Codelco Press Release