El Salvador lawmakers overturn mining ban Bukele called absurd
El Salvador became the first country in the world to ban all forms of metals mining in 2017.
Copper production from Chile’s state-run miner Codelco, the world’s largest producer of the metal, dropped 6.1% in April compared to the same month last year to total 95,100 metric tons, data from copper commission Cochilco showed on Friday.
Copper output fell more sharply at theBHP-controlled Escondida mine, with production during the month shrinking 6.8% to settle at 98,000 tons.
At the Collahuasi mine, which is jointly run by miners Glencore and Anglo American, the data showed copper production inched up 1.9% to a reach 42,300 tons.
Overall, the country’s copper output slipped 1.7% from a year earlier to total 405,600 tons, according to Cochilco.
(By Fabian Cambero; Editing by David Alire Garcia)
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