Chilean mines minister sees 3.5% drop in copper output

Chile’s mines minister Baldo Prokurica on Friday cited figures projecting a decline in the country’s copper output of 200,000 tonnes as a result of the growing impact of the new coronavirus on the industry. Prokurica said the Cochilco copper commission’s projection, representing around 3.5% of Chile’s total 2019 production, was a best guess since the […]