**Summary:**
Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) hosted a delegation from CODELCO, Chile's state-owned copper mining company, in India starting June 23, 2025. This visit, the first of its kind, involves CODELCO experts assessing HCL's mining and operational practices nationwide over three weeks. The objective is to identify opportunities for knowledge sharing and value addition in areas such as geology exploration, innovation technology, tailing management, geotechnical engineering, and geometallurgy. This initiative stems from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on April 1, 2025, between HCL and CODELCO, focusing on collaborative efforts in exploration, mining, mineral beneficiation, and employee training.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Mines: The Indian government ministry responsible for the administration and regulation of mines in India.
Hindustan Copper Limited: An Indian public sector undertaking involved in copper mining and production. Referred to as HCL.
CODELCO: Corporacin Nacional del Cobre, the State-owned Copper mining company of Chile.
Chile: Country in South America. CODELCO is a state-owned copper mining company of Chile.
India: The Republic of India. Host country for the CODELCO delegation visit to HCL units.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, where the CODELCO delegation was welcomed.
Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano: Member of the CODELCO delegation, specializing in Geology Exploration.
Jose Ramom Abatte Perez: Member of the CODELCO delegation, specializing in Innovation Technology.
Carlos Abelardo Vilches Donoso: Member of the CODELCO delegation, specializing in Tailing Management.
Jorge Luis Espindola Landa: Member of the CODELCO delegation, specializing in Geotechnical Engineering.
Sergio Jonathan Pichott Heriquez: Member of the CODELCO delegation, specializing in Geometallurgy.
Shri Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India. Present during the exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between HCL and CODELCO.
Gabriel Boric Font: President of Chile. Present during the exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between HCL and CODELCO.
Sanjiv Kumar Singh: Chairman and Managing Director of HCL. Signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of HCL.
Ruben Alvarado Vigar: Chief Executive Officer of CODELCO. Signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of CODELCO.
Memorandum of Understanding: An agreement between HCL and CODELCO focusing on sharing knowledge and best practices to facilitate exploration, mining, and mineral beneficiation, along with employee training and capacity building.
Ministry of Mines
Hindustan Copper Welcomes Chile’s CODELCO
Team to India
Posted On: 23 JUN 2025 1:06PM by PIB Delhi
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.
The CODELCO delegation of mining experts includes:
1. Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano – Geology & Exploration
2. Jose Ramom Abatte Perez – Innovation & Technology
3. Carlos Abelardo Vilches Donoso – Tailing Management
4. Jorge Luis Espindola Landa – Geotechnical Engineering
5. Sergio Jonathan Pichott Heriquez – Geometallurgy
This initiative follows the historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) exchanged between HCL and
CODELCO in the presence of Prime Minister Shri 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 MoU
was signed by Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, HCL, and Mr. Ruben Alvarado
Vigar, Chief Executive Officer, CODELCO.
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