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Codelco in talks for new Chile copper smelter

Chile’s state copper company Codelco is reported to be in talks with Asian companies about the possibility of building a new copper smelter.

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Glencore's Altonorte in Chile

Building a new smelter would tie in with government's aims to generate higher value-added products from its mining sector rather than just exporting raw materials, such as copper concentrates, whose