The Codelco Chuquicamata open pit copper mine stands near Calama, Chile, on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Protests at the Chuquicamata copper mine in late July were the first labor disruptions in Chile this year, and happened amid calls for a strike from the union at the world's largest mine, BHP Billiton Ltd.'s Escondida. Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg
The Codelco Chuquicamata open pit copper mine stands near Calama, Chile, on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Protests at the Chuquicamata copper mine in late July were the first labor disruptions in Chile this year, and happened amid calls for a strike from the union at the world's largest mine, BHP Billiton Ltd.'s Escondida. Photographer: Cristobal Olivares/Bloomberg

Codelco pagó un alto precio para financiar los proyectos estructurales que requiere para mantener su estatus como el mayor proveedor de cobre del mundo.