SANTIAGO – Chile's State miner Codelco, the world's top copper producer, increased output in October while privately-owned multinationals saw a decrease, Chilean copper commission Cochilco said on Wednesday.
Codelco saw production rise 3.5% year-on-year in October to 159 900 t and 2.9% in the first ten months of 2020, while BHP´s Escondida, the world’s largest mine, saw a drop in output of 7.6% to 99 900 t, an accumulated increase of 1.3%.
Collahuasi, a joint-venture between Anglo American and Glencore, saw year-on-year production drop 17% in October to 42 200 t, an increase of 18.7% over 2020.