(Reuters) -Teck Assets late on Tuesday stated it will defer approving main progress initiatives till its Quebrada Blanca Section 2 (QB2) copper mine in Chile achieves regular operations and goal output, as a part of a companywide operations evaluation.
The Canadian copper miner stated that it started the evaluation course of in August to enhance efficiency throughout the corporate, which it expects to conclude by October, with an up to date forecast by its third-quarter outcomes.
“We anticipate a damaging response to Teck’s operations evaluation and administration modifications, as whereas these modifications may finally result in higher operational efficiency, they create uncertainty till the October steering replace”, stated RBC Capital Market analysts in a observe.
The corporate additionally appointed senior vice presidents of operations for Latin America and North America, who will report back to CEO Jonathan Value.
The QB2 mine, situated in Chile’s northern Tarapaca Area, is 60% not directly owned by Teck.
(Reporting by Sumit Saha in Bengaluru; Enhancing by Vijay Kishore)
