According to foreign media reports, the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) recently released data showing that production of major copper mines, including Chile's national copper company (Codelco) and Escondida (Escondida), fell in November compared with the same period last year.
In November, Codelco's production was 153800 tons, down 7.4 percent from a year earlier. Production fell 0.4% in the first 11 months compared with the same period last year.
Copper production at the Escondida mine, owned by BHP Billiton, the world's largest copper mine, fell 11.6 per cent year-on-year to 80300 tons in November. Production fell 14.5% in the first 11 months compared with the same period last year.
The Koyawasi (Collahuasi) copper mine, a joint venture between Glencore and Anglo-American, produced 50700 tonnes in November, up 5.1 per cent from a year earlier. Production fell 0.8% in the first 11 months compared with the same period last year.
Chilean copper production fell 0.6 per cent year-on-year to 481800 tonnes in November, according to CoChilco.
