Umkhiqizi wethusi omkhulu wethuli emhlabeni ugcobhoze emakethe: Ukusuka endaweni eyisisekelo yokubuka, ukunikezwa kwe-zethusi kusekushoda.

ICodelco, umdondoshiya wethusi, uthe naphezu kokwehla okubukhali kwakamuva kwamanani entengo yethusi, ukuthambekela kwesikhathi esizayo sensimbi eyisisekelo kusasele ubugqila.

UM Á Ximo Pacheco, usihlalo weCodelco, umkhiqizi wethusi omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni kuleli sonto ukuthi umqhubi ongcono kakhulu wokufaka ugesi, okugciniwe kwe-Copper Copper kulinganiselwe, okuzokweseka indlela yesikhathi esizayo yamanani entengo yethusi. Naphezu kokuguquguquka kwakamuva kwamanani entengo yethusi, kusuka endaweni eyisisekelo yokubuka, ithusi lisekushoda.

Njengebhizinisi eliphethwe nguhulumeni, uhulumeni waseChile waphula isiko lokuguqula yonke inzuzo yenkampani futhi amemezele ukuthi kuzovumela i-CORELCO ukuthi igcinwe i-30% yenzuzo yayo kuze kube ngu-2030. UPacheco uthe ngesikhathi sokuqashwa kwakhe njengosihlalo we ICodelco, iCodelc yonyaka yokukhiqiza yethusi yonyaka izohlala ngamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1,7, kufaka phakathi kulo nyaka. Iphinde yagcizelela nokuthi iCodelco idinga ukugcina ukuncintisana kwayo ngokulawula izindleko.

Inkulumo kaPacheco ihloselwe ukujabulisa imakethe. Intengo yethusi yethusi ye-LME ishaye ngenyanga engu-16 ephansi ye-US $ 8122.50 ngethoni ngethoni ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, phansi ngo-11% kuze kube manje ngoJuni, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ishaye enye yezindawo ezinkulu zenyanga ezedlule eminyakeni engama-30 edlule.