Major Chilean Copper Mining Companies Post Mixed Output in First Quarter

Published: May 11, 2017 16:30

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Chilean government announced Wednesday output at the country’s copper mining companies was mixed in the first quarter of the year as strikes affected copper yield, wenhua.com reported.

SHANGHAI, May 11 (SMM) - Chilean government announced Wednesday output at the country’s copper mining companies was mixed in the first quarter of the year as strikes affected copper yield, wenhua.com reported.

Codelco’s copper production slid 11.4% to 416,300 tonnes in March.

Production at Escondida copper mine slid 63%.

Copper yield at Anglo-American’s Collahuasi increased 13% year-on-year to 131,100 tonnes.

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Production at Los Pelambres copper mine rose 0.9% year-on-year to 85,900 tonnes in first quarter.

Chile is now the world’s largest copper producing country.

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