Considering that for the coming years a copper supply is envisioned that will be outstripped by demand, this edition of the conference focused on South America's leadership in the future of copper.
Australia holds the world’s second largest copper reserves and is the 7th largest producer of the red metal worldwide. In 2020 there were 33 operational mines spread across the country.
Mario Escudero, Business Development Manager of P&A, will address the challenges in multidisciplinary engineering and design of implementing chloride copper heap leaching. This in the context of discussions with a focus on South America leading copper’s future.
The scope of the contract includes the processing plant, infrastructure, and mining services.
Chilean attendance included representatives of the Ministry of Mining, Alta Ley, Sonami, Cochilco, Enami, InvestChile and ProChile, as well as a group of the private sector.
This year’s edition of PDAC is estimated to bring together more than 25,000 investors, analysts, industry executives, geologists and government officials from more than 130 countries.
Between November 28 and 30, the forum was held in Santiago, attended by more than 200 people linked to the hydrogen market.
During the conference, industry and government leaders from around the world advanced discussions on the future of clean energy in the mining sector.