UPDATE 1-Codelco seeks funds from Bachelet, 2014 spending at risk

SANTIAGO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - State miner Codelco hopes Chile's incoming center-left government will give it a fresh cash injection as it struggles to finance ambitious investments, the chief executive officer said in an interview published on Monday. If president-elect Michelle Bachelet does not grant Codelco extra funding, "the company has two options: reduce its investment plans or change its financing policies, " CEO Thomas Keller told local newspaper El Mercurio. Bachelet, who take

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