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Codelco approve bill to close Ventanas

The Chilean government has approved a bill that will see Codelco’s Ventanas smelter powering down after 60 years of service.

 Minister of Mining, Marcela Hernando, and the president of the board of Codelco, Máximo Pacheco Credit: Codelco

Minister of Mining, Marcela Hernando, and the president of the board of Codelco, Máximo Pacheco Credit: Codelco

This is the last hurdle to shut the smelter following the decision to close it on environmental grounds, made in June last year. Codelco decided to cease operations at its at the copper smelter, near...

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