I-Antofagasta minerals yaseChile ikhuphe ingxelo yayo yamva nje ngomhla we-20.Imveliso yobhedu yenkampani kwisiqingatha sokuqala salo nyaka yayiziitoni ezingama-269000, phantsi kwe-25.7% ukusuka kwi-362000 yeetoni ngexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, ngokukodwa ngenxa yembalela kwiindawo zemigodi yobhedu yaseCoquimbo naseLos Pelambres, kunye nebakala eliphantsi intsimbi ekrwada esetyenzwe sisigxininisi somgodi wobhedu we-corinela;Ukongeza, ikwanxulumene nesiganeko sombhobho wothutho olugxininisiweyo kwindawo yemigodi yaseLos pelanbres ngoJuni walo nyaka.

U-Ivan arriagada, umongameli olawulayo wenkampani, wathi ngenxa yezi zinto zingasentla, imveliso yobhedu yenkampani kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuba ibe yi-640000 ukuya kwiitoni ze-660000;Kuyathenjwa ukuba isityalo esiluncedo saseSaint ignera siya kuphucula ibakala le-ore, umthamo wamanzi okhoyo kwindawo yemigodi yaseLos pelanbres uya kwanda, kwaye umbhobho wokuhambisa woxinaniso uya kubuyiselwa, ukuze inkampani ikwazi ukufezekisa ukuphuculwa kwamandla kwisiqingatha sesibini kulo nyaka.

Ukongeza, impembelelo yokwehla kwemveliso kunye nokunyuka kwamaxabiso ezinto eziluhlaza kuya kulungiswa ngokuyinxenye ngobuthathaka bePeso yaseChile, kwaye ixabiso lemali yemali yemigodi yobhedu kulindeleke ukuba ibe yi-1.65 yeeponti kulo nyaka.Amaxabiso eCopper ehle kakhulu ukususela ekuqaleni kukaJuni kulo nyaka, kunye nokunyuka kwamaxabiso aphezulu, okomeleza ukuzibophelela kwenkampani ekulawuleni iindleko.

I-Aliagada iphakamise ukuba i-82% yenkqubela phambili yenziwe kwiprojekthi yokuphucula iziseko zophuhliso kumgodi wobhedu wase-Los pelanbres, kubandakanywa ulwakhiwo lweziko lokukhutshwa kwetyuwa eLos vilos, eliza kuqaliswa ukusebenza kwikota yesine yalo nyaka.