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 …