Industrial Minerals


Miners avoid Chile earthquake

01 March 2010

by Mark Watts

Chemetall and SQM unaffected as northern ports remain open for exports

Keywords: Chemetall, Rockwood, SQM, earthquake, Codelco, Anglo American, Antofagasta

Industrial minerals producers SQM SA and Chemetall GmbH. were unaffected by the earthquake which struck central Chile on Friday, killing over 700 people, the companies informed IM.

 

The 8.8 magnitude quake occurred in central Chile, 115km north of the...