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Chile’s Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April

Chile's Codelco, Escondida copper mines saw production drops in April

Collahuasi mine. Image courtesy of Collahuasi.

Chile’s Codelco copper mine’s production fell 0.5% year on year to 132,700 tonnes in April, while global miner BHP´s Escondida mine saw a 16.5% drop to 85,700 tonnes, the country´s copper commission Cochilco reported on Wednesday.

Collahuasi copper mine – a joint venture by Glencore and Anglo American – meanwhile saw an uptick of 5.4% year-on-year production to 57,000 tonnes in April.

(By Fabian Cambero and Aislinn Laing)

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