Antofagasta maintained its copper production target for this year at 660,000-700,000 mt.

On Wednesday, April 16, Antofagasta announced that its Q1 copper production increased by 20%, and it maintained its annual copper output target at 660,000-700,000 mt.

The company stated that its capital expenditure target for the year is $3.9 billion.

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Over 3,000 industry elites, representatives from upstream and downstream enterprises of the copper industry chain, government officials, industry associations, third-party equipment, logistics and warehousing, as well as experts from universities and research institutions will gather together. The conference covers mines, smelting, copper processing, trade, recycling, and end-use applications, encompassing the entire copper industry chain.

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