Mitsubishi to double copper output after Chile mine expansion

Steel Guru | February 5, 2012 | 10:26 am Base Metals Europe Latin America Copper

Bloomberg reported that Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan plans to almost double its copper output in 2012 after spending USD 5.39 billion to buy a minority stake in Anglo American Plc?s Chilean unit. Mitsubishi said that the Tokyo based trading house?s…

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