Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) welcomed a delegation from CODELCO (Corporación Nacional del Cobre), the State-owned Copper mining company of Chile, in New Delhi early today.
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.
This initiative follows the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanged between HCL and CODELCO in the presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi, and the President of Chile, Mr. 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 CODELCO delegation of mining experts includes:
Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano – Geology & Exploration
Jose Ramom 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, HCL, and Mr. Ruben Alvarado Vigar, Chief Executive Officer, CODELCO.
