Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Chilean regions is expanding

Antofagasta, June 15, 2022 – as part of a working visit, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Brazil, Argentina and Chile concurrently Bolat Nussupov met with the Governor of the Antofagasta region Ricardo Heriberto Diaz Cortes.

During the talks, the parties discussed priority areas for building up interregional cooperation. Taking into account the economic opportunities of the region, with a developed mining industry and logistics infrastructure, it is proposed to expand the interaction of Kazakhstan with the region in the field of mining and trade by establishing contacts with leading local companies, as well as the interaction of the Antofagasta port with the Kuryk port.

Antofagasta is an administrative region in northern Chile, includes three provinces - Tocopilla, El Loa and Antofagasta, the administrative center is the city of Antofagasta. The main economic activity of the region is the mining industry, which produces more than 65% of the region's GDP. Copper mining has increased from 430,000 tons extracted in 1974 to 3 million today. The main mines of the country exist in the region. These are the state deposits of Chuquicamata (the largest open pit in the world) and Radomiro-Tomic. Other minerals are also extracted, such as silver, molybdenum, gold, lithium, iron, iodine, calcium carbonate and quartz.