Juan Rebolledo Quotations

Work is being done to increase (production) as much as possible, making a greater effort in order to minimize the impact (of the strike).

We have a good working relationship with the union leaders recognized by the government.

We are working to reach the areas where the people are trapped using very specialized machines.

This (rescue) operation will not stop. We will continue as long as there is hope. . . . We don't know how much air they have, in what condition they're in, if perhaps there are long air pockets.

There is always hope. Because we really don't know what conditions they are in, there could be pockets of air down there.

Some things are at 100 percent, others no. During the day, or perhaps tomorrow, practically everything will be back to normal.

It is still manageable in terms of the contracts we have to fulfill, but if it goes on for more time, the effect could become much more serious.

The negotiations with Elias are similar to what we've held in the past.

The fact the law is being applied is an advance. We hope this continues and gives us access to the mine. We hope it gets resolved this week.

Clearly, if we had more production we would have had more profits, but with the prices higher we still came out winning in a major way compared to the previous quarter.

The huge demand from China is the main reason that we are selling our copper at almost $2 a pound.

The group that's blocking the entrance is totally illegal. We've ask the authorities to help end this issue.

The company's responsibility to the families was to tell them what we knew, not what we didn't know or what we believed.