MEXICO CITY, March 2 (Reuters) - Chile's total copper
production rose 2.9% in January to 437,900 tonnes, government
body Cochilco said on Thursday.
Production from state-owned giant Codelco jumped 5.1% on a
yearly basis to 127,000 tonnes, Cochilco said.
Output from BHP-controlled mine Escondida rose 15.2% to
93,300 tonnes, while Collahuasi, a joint venture of Anglo
American and Glencore, produced 42,900 tonnes, a 16.4% decrease.
(Reporting by Fabian Andres Cambero; Writing by Valentine
Hilaire)
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