Andrónico Luksic Abaroa (born 1926, in Antofagasta, Chile) is a Chilean businessman and founder of the Luksic Group. As of 2005 he was the richest person in Chile (4th in Latin America, 134th in the world), with a fortune of 4,300 million dollars, according to Forbes magazine. The Luksic Group has interests in mining, logging and the retail industry. Major holdings include, or have included, the Almacenes París retail chain and Antofagasta plc, a UK-listed copper mining company. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the copper-mining company named after the region, see Antofagasta plc. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below), including the US dollar, the worlds most widely circulated currency (see list below). ... Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... For another article about a different type of logging, see data logging. ... In commerce, a retailer buys goods or products in large quantities from manufacturers or importers, either directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells individual items or small quantities to the general public or end user customers, usually in a shop, also called store. ... Antofagasta plc is a mining company which specialises in copper. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 , 4, d Density, Hardness 8920 kg/m3, 3. ...

His son, also a businessman, is Andrónico Luksic Craig. He was involved in the Vladimiro Montecinos's videos affair.

External link

• Antofagasta plc (http://www.antofagasta.co.uk/home.html)