Top Copper Nation Says It Can Save Glaciers Without Nixing Mines
- Chilean minister cites water code reforms as safeguard
- Comments come as Senate discusses bill to protect glaciers
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Chile’s government seeks to strike a balance between protecting glaciers and appeasing investors in the top copper producer -- even as the political opposition pushes a law that could constrain mining in such environmentally fragile areas.
“We are in favor of protecting the environment including water reserves and glaciers, but we have to do it correctly,” Chile’s Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt told the Pauta Bloomberg radio show on Thursday. “We have many scientists and data that show us glacial protection can be done correctly.”