Umkhiqizi wethusi omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni washweleza imakethe: ngokombono oyisisekelo, ukunikezwa kwethusi kusashoda.

I-Codelco, i-copper giant, ithe naphezu kokwehla okubukhali kwakamuva kwamanani ethusi, umkhuba wesikhathi esizayo wensimbi yesisekelo usasebenza.

U-M á Ximo Pacheco, usihlalo we-Codelco, umkhiqizi wethusi omkhulu kunawo wonke emhlabeni, uthe engxoxweni nabezindaba kuleli sonto ukuthi njengomqhubi ongcono kakhulu wokufaka ugesi, izindawo zokugcina zethusi emhlabeni wonke zilinganiselwe, okuzosekela umkhuba wesikhathi esizayo wamanani ethusi. Naphezu kokushintshashintsha kwakamuva kwamanani ethusi, ngokombono oyisisekelo, ithusi lisashoda.

Njengebhizinisi likahulumeni, uhulumeni waseChile kuleli sonto wephule isiko lokushintsha yonke inzuzo yenkampani futhi umemezele ukuthi uzovumela i-Codelco ukuthi igcine u-30% wenzuzo yayo kuze kube ngu-2030. UPacheco uthe ngesikhathi engusihlalo we I-Codelco, umgomo wonyaka wokukhiqiza ithusi we-codelc uzohlala kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-1.7, kuhlanganisa nalo nyaka. Iphinde yagcizelela ukuthi i-Codelco idinga ukugcina ikwazi ukuncintisana ngokulawula izindleko.

Inkulumo kaPacheco ihloselwe ukujabulisa imakethe. Intengo yethusi ye-LME yehle ngezinyanga eziyi-16 yama-US $8122.50 ngethani ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule, yehle ngo-11% kuze kube manje ngoJuni, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi yehle kwehle kakhulu ngenyanga eminyakeni engama-30 edlule.