Tag: Cochilco

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:16 UTC

  Argentina forecasted to become 2nd world lithium producer by 2035

  

  Argentina will overtake Chile as the world's second-largest lithium producer by 2035, according to the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), it was reported in Santiago.

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:25 UTC

  Good news for Chile, copper price soaring on Chinese demand

  

  Good news for Chile. The price of the country's main export, copper, reached this week its highest international value in eight years and nine months, at US$ 3,81 the pound, according to the latest reports from the London Metal Exchange.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Chile expects a bull market for copper next year

  

  Chile’s copper production will likely rise by 0.6% to 5.82 million tons in 2020, state copper commission Cochilco said on Monday, and to 5.99 million tons in 2021. Cochilco estimated that the copper price will average US$ 2.75 per pound in 2020, before rising to US$ 2.90 per pound in 2021.

• Friday, July 19th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Chile reduces copper price projection for 2019 as China's demand slows down

  

  Chile, the world's largest producer of copper, reduced on Thursday its price projection for the precious metal for 2019 from US$3.05 to US$2.89 per pound due to a drop in demand from the planet's largest consumer, China.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 06:01 UTC

  Storm clouds ahead for Chilean economy as world copper prices continue to fall

  

  Chile cut its copper output forecast for the year to 5.53 million tons due to setbacks at certain mines, though production is still expected to jump from 2012 as a new deposit comes online, the mining ministry said this week.

• Tuesday, May 21st 2013 - 23:48 UTC

  Chile ranked third as most attractive country for copper mining investments

  

  Chile is the third most attractive country for copper mining investments behind Canada and Australia according to a report from the Chilean Copper Committee, Cochilco that includes fifteen leading countries in the industry and was released this week by Mining minister Hernan de Solminihac in Santiago.