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Anglo sees Chile copper mine returning to full output in 2027
Anglo American’s expects its flagship copper mine in Chile to return to normal output levels in 2027 after grappling with a period of lower quality ore that’s set to constrain production next year. Annual output at Collahuasi, in which Anglo and Glencore each hold 44%, probably will get back to to about 600 000 metric tons in 2027, Anglo’s COO Ruben Fernandes said in an interview. That’s as the operation enters richer areas of the open pit and a new desalination plant comes fully on-line next year. “Water will no longer be a problem,” Fernandes said Tuesday on the sidelines of a conference in Salvador, ... (full story)