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The advantages of mining.

The Benefits of Mining Cluster

The proliferation of suppliers of goods, and services to the mining companies are able to offer competitive products in quality and price, is a valuable asset which strengthens the mining development. It is thus possible savings in freight and maintenance costs and ensures a fast and efficient access to technical assistance and supplies according to needs that are never completely predictable.

Therefore, for mining companies there is an attractive live in developing the regional mining cluster, as it improves their costs and returns. This, coupled with the benefits that arise from the long-term business development and integrated and responsible part of the community in which it operates.

If foster the development of the Cluster is clearly suitable for mining companies, no less obvious is the interest and the great benefits of this project for local suppliers, existing and potential mining, as well as local community and the entire nation. It is spreading to the rest of the community, a greater impact on the dynamism and success of mining, to generate, from the mining business, a network of activity consolidate economic productive capacity which by its excellence in quality and costs, constitute sources of stable and well paid employment.

In other words, the existence of a cluster generally allows:

• The existence of a joint action of the agents that comprise-mining companies, suppliers of goods, supplies and services, institutions, research and information, etc .- to solve common problems, innovate, or enter new markets.

• The existence of a specific qualified demand and as a catalyst for continued innovation in the Cluster.

• The existence of a strong competitive regime.

· The successful clusters have a high level of specialization among agents that enables the provision of specialized inputs and services, thereby raising the efficiency of the Cluster.

• Another characteristic of successful clusters is their high level of international competitiveness.

• Finally, it is important to note that the clusters are constantly evolving and maintaining its competitiveness and overall efficiency depends on how companies and institutions that shape react to internal shocks and external.

Currently, annual purchases of big business figures add up to around 5 billion dollars, of which half is done in Chile, and the rest abroad. In this area, which aims to advance, that most purchases are made in the country, impacting positively on the economic development of the mining regions, and across the country.

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