India, June 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) welcomed a delegation from CODELCO (Corporacion Nacional del Cobre), the State-owned Copper mining company of Chile, in New Delhi early today.

In a mission first-of-its-kind in India, experts from the Chilean Copper major will be visiting all HCL units and offices across the country to assess various mining and operational aspects. Their three-week-long visit aims to explore opportunities for knowledge sharing and value addition.

The CODELCO delegation of mining experts includes:

* Angelo Giovanni Giuseppe Aguilar Catalano - Geology & Exploration

* Jose Ramom Abatte Perez - Innovation & Technology

* Carlos Abelardo Vilches Donos...