3. Section 1 3.1. Purpose of the study tour The Committee's aims for embarking on an international study tour included the following: . To continue with the work of the committee on the feasibility of establishing a state owned mining company, a process which started with the public hearings in 2010; . To learn more about the establishment, legislative framework and management of the state owned mining companies; . To learn more about the management of natural resources in general and mineral resources in particular; and . To elicit the views of the Chilean and Bolivian civil societies on the management of the state owned mining companies.