About

With a track record of advancing exploration and development projects in Latin America, Lumina Copper has significant presence in the region, developing and operating resources in some of the most promising terrains. Jointly owned by two Japanese companies – Pan Pacific Copper and Mitsui & Co. – Lumina Copper Chile owns and operates the Caserones copper-molybdenum project in the northern Atacama region. Managing the legal and compliance matters for the mines is Alejandro Barack Canut de bon Lagos, a highly experienced and distinguished Chilean corporate lawyer with a career span of over two decades. Having been in the role since March 2015, Canut has received praise from colleagues in the industry for his negotiation and contract management skills. Prior to that he spent nearly five years at Minera Escondida, a partially owned by BHP Billiton company that operates two open-pit copper mines in the Atacama desert. He was previously employed as a legal manager at the Dutch subsidiary of BHP Billiton, working in The Hague and Singapore offices for nearly three years. This long-term experience in the mining industry has made Canut one of the standout lawyers in Chile.