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Charts1on Apr 18, 2021 1:27pm
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NCU. T COPPER PRODUCTION STILL DECLINING
NCU. T COPPER PRODUCTION STILL DECLINING The world’s top exporter of the metal closed its borders for a month as reported a daily record of 7,830 infections last week, an all-time high for occupied hospital beds, and a nationwide positivity rate of 11%.
Chilean citizens and foreign residents are forbidden from entering or leaving the country. All truck drivers are required to present a negative PCR test carried out in the 72 hours before entering the country.
The stepped-up border restrictions may disrupt mining activities by delaying equipment replacement.
Chile’s copper mines produced 430,100 tonnes in February, a decline of 4.8% compared to the same period of 2020.