Copper production from Chile's Codelco, the world's largest producer of the red metal, reached 1.328 million metric tons last year, according to an internal document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The

Chile's state-owned Codelco reported a modest increase in copper production for 2024, with output rising by 3,000 to 4,000 metric tons from the previous year. Although small, the production growth has raised hopes that the mining giant will stage a turnaround and help alleviate anticipated copper shortages by the decade's end.

Codelco's chairman, Maximo Pacheco, told a local newspaper that the state copper miner's output was "slightly higher" in 2024 compared to the year before. According to Pacheco, Codelco's output increased...

Copper production at Chile's Codelco, the world's largest producer of the metal, was "slightly higher" in 2024 from the previous year, Chairman Maximo Pacheco said in an interview with a local newspaper on Monday.

In a year marked by both challenges and achievements, Codelco, one of the world’s leading copper producers, has seen a modest increase in its copper production for 2024. This positive development was shared by Chairman Maximo Pacheco in an interview with the local newspaper Diario Financiero.

Copper production at Chile's Codelco, the world's largest producer of the metal, was "slightly higher" in 2024 when compared to the previous year, Chairman Maximo Pacheco said in an interview with a local newspaper on Monday.