Ex-BHP Executive to Become Minister as Chile Seeks Copper Boost
MINT·2026-01-20 19:35
(Bloomberg) -- Lea la nota en españolA former BHP Group executive will become Chile’s next mining minister, taking charge of efforts to expand copper and lithium production in the country with the largest reserves in the world of both metals.Santiago Montt resigned as chief executive officer of Los Andes Copper Ltd. to join the cabinet of President-Elect José Antonio Kast, the Vancouver-based junior miner said in a statement Tuesday.Mining companies are betting Kast’s pro-business agenda will help accelerat ...