BASE METALS

Codelco downgrades 2022 production guidance

Chile’s state copper company Codeclo has reduced its production guidance for 2022 to between 1.489 million tonnes and 1.509Mt from its budget of 1.608Mt due to lower output from its Ministro Hales mine. Ministro Hales was redesigned following a landslide last year.

Codelco's Chuquicamata pit in Chile

Codelco's Chuquicamata pit in Chile

The company said lower grade at its Chuquicamata underground mine caused by geomechanical and material handling problems, and lower plant availability also contributed to the decline. Meanwhile, in...

Start a free trial to continue reading this article

Already have an account?

Subscribe now

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Global Leadership Report 2024: Net Zero

Gain insights into decarbonisation trends and strategies from interviews with 20+ top mining executives and experts plus an industrywide survey.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Project Pipeline Handbook 2024

View our 50 top mining projects, handpicked using a unique, objective selection process from a database of 450+ global assets.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Investor Sentiment Report 2024

Survey revealing the plans, priorities, and preferences of 120+ mining investors and their expectations for the sector in 2024.

editions

Mining Journal Intelligence Mining Equities Report 2023

Access an exclusive, inside look on the quarterly mining IPOs and secondary raisings data and mining equities performance tables with an annual Stock Exchange Comparisons supplement.