Ore war 矿石之战 A mineral battle in business-friendly Chile 商业环境友好的智利爆发矿产之争 LEADERS of countries at war have long warned voters not to throw them out before theshooting stops. 战争期间的国家领导人早就提醒过选民,在枪击停止前不要把他们甩在一边。 Although Chile has been at peace since it restored democracy in 1990, its state coppercompany, Codelco, is embroiled in a fierce legal fight with Anglo American, a global miningconglomerate, over the ownership of rich metal deposits. 尽管智利在1990年恢复民主后一直处于和平状态,其国家铜业公司Codelco还是为了与英美资源集团争夺金属富矿的所有权而被卷入到的激烈法律争端中。 And it will now have to wage thatbattle without its boss, Diego Hernandez, who quit his job on May 24th. 现在Codelco不得不在没有主帅的情况下进行这场斗争其执行总裁埃尔南德斯于5月24日辞职。 Chile s mining industry has boomed under a hybrid structure, in which Codelco, the world sbiggest copper firm, competes with private rivals. 作为世界上最大的铜业公司,Codelco与私营企业不断竞争智利的采矿工业 在这种混合结构下繁荣起来。 |