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FACTBOX-Chile copper mines, oil refineries at risk from quake
Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:45pm EST
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Just like in many places. One can go online now and see science showing how mining/drilling causes eqs. Is man causing such disasters?? (Adds comments from mining minister, list of smelters)
SANTIAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chile, the world's biggest copper producer,
was rocked by a huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake on Saturday, putting at risk
operations at several of the country's mid-sized mines near the capital and oil
refineries, but sparing the massive deposits in the north.
The quake affected the 116,000 barrel pre day (bpd) Bio Bio oil refinery
run by state energy firm ENAP, the country's largest, said Mining Minister
Santiago Gonzalez. Bio Bio is located just north of the city of Concepcion,
near the epicentre. [ID:nN27202760]
ENAP said the quake had also affected its roughly 100,000 bpd Aconcagua
refinery near the capital, and that it would need to increase diesel imports to
meet demand. It said it had sufficient gasoline stocks to last two weeks and
diesel stocks for 10 days. [ID:nN27176503]LINK
Sat Feb 27, 2010 1:45pm EST
Stocks
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
FCX.N
$75.16
+1.09+1.47%
12:00am PST
Barrick Gold Corporation
ABX.TO
$39.65
-0.04-0.10%
12:00am PST
Breakwater Resources Ltd.
BWR.TO
$0.43
+0.00+0.00%
12:00am PST
Just like in many places. One can go online now and see science showing how mining/drilling causes eqs. Is man causing such disasters?? (Adds comments from mining minister, list of smelters)
SANTIAGO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Chile, the world's biggest copper producer,
was rocked by a huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake on Saturday, putting at risk
operations at several of the country's mid-sized mines near the capital and oil
refineries, but sparing the massive deposits in the north.
The quake affected the 116,000 barrel pre day (bpd) Bio Bio oil refinery
run by state energy firm ENAP, the country's largest, said Mining Minister
Santiago Gonzalez. Bio Bio is located just north of the city of Concepcion,
near the epicentre. [ID:nN27202760]
ENAP said the quake had also affected its roughly 100,000 bpd Aconcagua
refinery near the capital, and that it would need to increase diesel imports to
meet demand. It said it had sufficient gasoline stocks to last two weeks and
diesel stocks for 10 days. [ID:nN27176503]LINK