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Article: Lota mechanises. (developments at one of Chile's Empresa Nacional del Carbon's coal mines)
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- Mining Magazine
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- September 1, 1996
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As part of its drive to become economic, Chile's major underground coal mine has adopted hard rock development technology
This decade has been difficult for Chile's Empresa Nacional del Carbon (Enacar), which has struggled for survival against both economic and political pressures. The company has developed a plan of modernisation, Project 2001, which aims to see it reach a breakeven situation by the end of 1997, past debts having been forgiven. Critical to achieving this plan at Lota is a major improvement in the speed of development. The plan will also see the mine's total employment decline by some 20% from 1,812 today to 1,432.
Chile's consumption of coal ...