{"id":1093102,"date":"2019-01-08T11:05:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T11:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=962487"},"modified":"2019-01-08T11:05:43","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T11:05:43","slug":"chiles-copper-production-to-exceed-6-million-tonnes-for-first-time-in-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1093102","title":{"rendered":"Chile’s copper production to exceed 6 million tonnes for first time in 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Copper output in Chile, the leading producing nation, is expected to exceed 6 million tonnes for the first time this year and continue to rise by about 30% over the next 10 years, according to the country\u2019s state copper agency Cochilco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Production of the red metal, the agency says, could reach a record of 7.25 million tonnes as early as 2025, thanks mainly to new projects and planned expansions to come online this decade, as Chilean miners confront falling ore grades at their old mines.<\/p>\n

Production from existing, aging mines, Cochilco notes, will decline by 19% to 4.46 million tonnes annually, but the drop will be offset by new ventures and mine expansions.<\/p>\n

The growth in production, the agency warns, would only be possible if the recent wave of mining investments materializes.<\/p>\n

\"Chile's<\/p>\n

Source: Cochilco report.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chile\u2019s state miner and world\u2019s No. 1 copper producer Codelco recently launched a $39 billion, 10-year investment plan to boost productivity at its mines<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada\u2019s largest\u00a0diversified miner, is going ahead with a\u00a0$4.8 billion expansion<\/a> of its Quebrada Blanca copper mine, in the country\u2019s north.<\/p>\n

Anglo American (LON:AAL), another top miner with operations in Chile,\u00a0recently\u00a0increased its copper production guidance\u00a0from its local operations<\/a> for the year to 660,000 tonnes, up from a range of 630,000 to 660,000 tonnes previously anticipated, based on planned expansions at its Los Bronces and Collahuasi mines.<\/p>\n

Cochilco’s estimates are based on registered mining projects and considers delays and production issues.\u00a0The report, however, does not include the possibility of strikes or stoppages at the sites, the agency says.<\/p>\n

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The leading producing nation expects to generate more than 6 million tonnes of copper for the first time this year, with output rising by about 30% by 2015.<\/p>\n

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