Chilean miner Antofagasta produced 704,300 tonnes of copper in 2017, down 0.7% from a year ago, mainly attributed to lower grades at Los Pelambres and Centinela mines.
The London-listed company said on Wednesday January 24 that the drop in output was partly offset by the start of operations at its Encuentro Oxides and a ramp-up at Antucoya projects. "The new additions to our portfolio at Zald?-var,...