Chile June copper output tumbles on labor woes, rain

Reuters | July 28, 2011 | 2:03 pm Base Metals Europe Latin America Copper

Chile’s copper output tumbled 8.5 percent to 426,477 tonnes in June after a contract workers’ strike, heavy rains and power outages hit operations at the world’s top copper producer, the government said on Thursday.

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