Copper production and processing decreased by 1pc in Chile during the period January-July 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, according to Chilean National Statistics Institute’s (INE) Mining Production Index. Volumes declined from 3.33mn mt to 3.30mn mt.
Chilean copper production volumes increased 0.5pc from 467.922mt to 470.262mt in July 2021 against the same period of 2020. Volumes declined 0.2pc against the previous month of the same year, from 484.738mt to 470.262mt.