Friday, March 5, 2010

Codelco Transporting Copper By Road From El Teniente

Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has resumed sending copper from its El Teniente mine to the port of San Antonio by truck after last Saturday’s earthquake damaged railways.

Repairs have been completed at the mine, which sustained slight damage during the 8.8-magnitude earthquake, although shipments only re-commenced on Thursday 4 March.
Shipments from El Teniente primarily go by rail to the San Antonio port, which is working at 80 percent capacity. Ships bringing in grains are being given priority over incoming and outgoing vessels.

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