HCL Hosts Chile’s CODELCO Delegation for Copper Collaboration

24 Jun 2025 CW Team

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) welcomed a high-level delegation from CODELCO (Corporación Nacional del Cobre), Chile’s state-owned copper mining company, at its headquarters in New Delhi today.

This marks the first such technical exchange mission between the two nations, following the signing of a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 1 April 2025. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font. It focuses on cooperation in exploration, mining, mineral beneficiation, and workforce training.

The CODELCO team will undertake a three-week visit to HCL’s operational units across India. The objective is to evaluate mining, processing, and tailing systems while identifying opportunities for technical collaboration and capacity building.

The visiting delegation includes:

Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano – Geology & Exploration
Jose Ramon Abatte Perez – Innovation & Technology
Carlos Abelardo Vilches Donoso – Tailing Management
Jorge Luis Espindola Landa – Geotechnical Engineering
Sergio Jonathan Pichott Heriquez – Geometallurgy

The MoU was signed by Mr Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of HCL, and Mr Ruben Alvarado Vigar, Chief Executive Officer of CODELCO.

This Indo-Chilean collaboration signals a significant step toward integrating global best practices in India’s copper mining sector, with a strong emphasis on technological advancement, safety, sustainability, and skill development.

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