Codelco (Corporacion Nacional del Cobre
de Chile) awarded to Astaldi Group the construction (first phase works) of the
Recursos Norte Mining Project (El Teniente Division). The value of the contract
is EUR 73 million (CLP 53.4 billion), with a possible increase up to a maximum
additional amount of EUR 85 million. The works, to be performed in various
phases by the end of 2022, are part of the project for the underground
development of the El Teniente copper mine, stretching between elevations of
1,500 and 1,900 m in the Andes, 80 km south of Santiago de Chile. The phase-one
works involve designing and building 2 tunnels – one for access, the other to
transport materials - totalling 5 km in length; additional works are also
planned for EUR 42 million, to be activated at the Customer’s request.
The phase-two works, valued at EUR 43
million, refer to building an additional 2.6 km of access tunnel. The
activities are slated to begin within the first half of 2018. Visit http://www.astaldi.com
and https://www.codelco.com. 20/18.
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