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Antofagasta PLC : ACQUISITION OF 40% INTEREST IN THE ALTO MAIPO HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

London, 2 July 2013 Antofagasta plc announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Antofagasta Minerals SA (the “Company” or  “Antofagasta Minerals”), has today entered into a binding agreement with AES Gener SA (“AES”) to acquire 40%  of Alto Maipo SpA (“Alto Maipo”), a company incorporated to develop, construct, own and operate two run-of river hydroelectric power stations …

Antofagasta plc Q4 2012 Production Report

HIGHLIGHTS • Group copper production in 2012 was 709,600 tonnes, a 10.8% increase compared with 640,500 tonnes in 2011, mainly due to higher production at Esperanza as a result of increased throughput levels. Copper production was 193,800 tonnes in Q4, a 7.8% increase compared with the previous quarter, mainly due to increased production at Los …

Antofagasta plc: Suspension and Review of the Antucoya Project

London, 21 December 2012 Antofagasta plc (“Antofagasta”) announces that Minera Antucoya (“Antucoya”) has today decided to temporarily suspend development of the Antucoya copper project (the “project” or “Antucoya project”) so as to enable Antucoya to undertake a full review of the project given existing and potential levels of cost escalation. Accordingly, Antucoya has also decided …