(Adds full-year data)
SANTIAGO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chile's total copper
production fell 0.5% in December to 495,800 tonnes, government
body Cochilco said on Friday, meaning that output in the full
year of 2022 dropped 5.3% on a yearly basis to 5.33 million
tonnes.
Monthly production from state-owned giant Codelco slipped
11.8% on a yearly basis to 145,100 tonnes, Cochilco said, while
output from BHP-controlled Escondida fell 1% to 85,500
tonnes.
Collahuasi, a joint venture of Anglo American and
Glencore , produced 51,300 tonnes in December, a 2.8%
increase.
In the full year, Codelco's output slipped 10.1%, Cochilco
said, while Escondida posted a 4.2% rise and Collahuasi a 9.4%
fall. Chile is the world's top copper producer.
(Reporting by Fabian Andres Cambero; Editing by Steven Grattan)
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