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Pinochet’s son mining permit application causes controversy in Chile

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 14, 2018 | 6:13 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

Earlier this week the Chilean press learned about an application for a mining concession presented before Quilpué’s First Municipal Court by Augusto Pinochet Hiriart, the son of former dictator Augusto Pinochet. According to local media, back in February, Pinochet requested...

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