Chilean state-owned miner Codelco will maintain its copper output at stable levels this year before a small increase in 2019 and small declines the following two years, new commercial vice president Roberto Ecclefield said.
Production from Codelco's wholly-owned mines is expected to be slightly lower at 1.67 million tonnes in 2018 compared with 1.73 million tonnes last year due to declining ore grades at its ageing mines. But when including Codelco's share in the El Abra and Anglo American Sur mines, the company's total copper production will...