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BHP requests permit in Chile for trolley system at Escondida mine

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figure and mineral imitation are seen in front of the BHP logo in this illustration

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Australian mining company BHP requested a permit to build a $250 million electric trolley system at its Escondida copper mine from Chile's environmental regulator, the firm said on Wednesday.

The planned project includes the installation of a trolley system to assist the transit of mining trucks in areas with high fuel consumption, according to a company statement.

"This project will allow us to reduce fuel consumption from our extraction trucks, and as a result move towards our net zero greenhouse gas emissions goal in our operations by 2050," said BHP Escondida's chief Alejandro Tapia.

(Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Writing by Kylie Madry and Stéphanie Hamel; Editing by David Alire Garcia)