/chile-chamber-of-mines-unions-reject-codelcos-privatization/ No 1 source of global mining news and opinion Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 /chile-chamber-of-mines-unions-reject-codelcos-privatization/#comment-89997 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:25:20 +0000 /?p=1031161#comment-89997 Why do people who want to privatize a government-run mine considered “extreme right”. The El Teniente mine was developed and initially privately owned for more than 60 years. Most mines in the world are privtely owned, mainly because it is much easier to keep a mine clean and safe if a government oversees a private concern. Capitalists should never be considered “extreme right wing” – that is a communist statement.

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