New Delhi : A delegation from CODELCO (Corporación Nacional del Cobre), the State-owned Copper mining company of Chile reacehed in Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) New Delhi early today. The HCL management welcomed the delegation .
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 Narendra Modi, and the President of Chile, 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 Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL, and Ruben Alvarado Vigar, Chief Executive Officer, CODELCO.