Sudbury's regreening story attracts Latin American delegations: Industry and academic groups from Chile and Peru visit to talk mine tech, environmental remediation.

• Date: 01 September 2019
• Author: Ross, Ian

Battery-powered mining equipment and Sudbury's regreening efforts attracted groups from Latin America to the Nickel City in August.

Delegates from Chilean copper miner Codelco visited Sudbury to get insight into the city's growing expertise in the development and use of battery-powered electric vehicles.

Representatives from Chile's state-run mining company arrived Aug. 5 for a five-day tour of operations and suppliers in Sudbury and Kirkland Lake.

The visit was organized by the Sudbury and Area Mining Supply and Services Association (SAMSSA).

The Chilean tour group includes maintenance, engineering and operations managers from Codelco's El Teniente Mine--the world's largest underground copper operation --and the Chuquicamata open-pit mine.

Many Sudbury mining service companies already do a great deal of business with Codelco and with other South American mine operators.

Also on the delegation's itinerary...