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Chile Minister: exploration needed for competitivity

Chile’s mining minister Marcela Hernando said more exploration is needed in the country for it to maintain its competitive position in the world. Chile currently provides 30% of the world’s copper and 20% of its lithium.

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Chile's mining minister Marcela Hernando at the 2023 CESCO exploration forum

Speaking at the 2023 CESCO Mining Exploration Forum in Santiago, Chile, the minister said that while world exploration budgets increased in 2022, with Chile representing 5.