SANTIAGO, July 24 (Reuters) - Chile's state-run copper
firm Codelco will await feasibility studies about expanding the
El Abra mine before evaluating a financing strategy for the
joint owned project, Codelco Chairman Maximo Pacheco said on
Wednesday.
U.S. miner Freeport McMoran ( FCX ), which owns 51% of the
mine, plans to invest around $7.5 billion to expand.