Codelco, a state-owned leader in global copper supply from Chile, faces a dip in production this month due to a fatal accident at the Radomiro Tomic mine. This mine has seen the most substantial drop in production in 25 years. During an interview in Santiago, Chile’s Mining Minister, Aurora Williams, stated that April’s copper output […]
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