Copper output from Chile’s Codelco dips in July

From Mining.com

Copper output at Chilean state miner Codelco, one of the world’s largest copper producers, fell 5% from a year earlier in July to 112,800 metric tons, data from state copper commission Cochilco showed on Thursday.

The latest Codelco copper production data extends a weak run for the company as it battles operational setbacks at key mines

Production at BHP-controlled Escondida, the world’s biggest copper mine, slumped 22.1% to 89,400 tons.