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FILE PHOTO: Workers walk along a tunnel at Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground copper mine, near Rancagua, Chile July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Fabian Cambero/File Photo
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Chilean miner Codelco to use recycled material for ball milling at El Teniente mine

The move is part of efforts by the world's largest copper producer to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030.

FILE PHOTO: A virtual operations center of Chile's state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen during its inauguration in Santiago, Chile, December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Fabian Cambero/File Photo
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Codelco, Saudi in talks on copper investment, 2025 output seen up

Codelco eyes joint investments with Saudi Arabia in copper, aligning with Riyadh's push into EV and battery manufacturing.

FILE PHOTO: Fernanda Jerez, a Chuquicamata copper mine underground mining project worker, poses for a picture, in Calama, Chile, February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza/File Photo
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Analysis: Codelco workers fear copper production push hard to maintain

The company is targeting annual production of 1.7 million metric tons by the end of the decade.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Copper output at Chile’s Codelco rose to 1.328 million tons in 2024, document shows

Codelco's 2024 copper output hit 1.328M tons, slightly above 2023, despite challenges like declining ore grades and project issues.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco copper output up ‘slightly’ in 2024, Chairman tells paper

Codelco is expected to have binding offers for its Maricunga lithium project in the first quarter of 2025.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $800 million mine extension

Codelco has requested an environmental permit to extend the life of its Gabriela Mistral copper mine by more than 25 years.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco boosts copper output in final dash to meet 2024 target, sources say

Codelco is ramping up copper output to meet 2024 targets after a weak first half, aiming for 1.331M tons, sources reveal.

The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chilean regulator charges Codelco smelter with emissions violation

Chile’s environmental regulator has filed a "serious" charge against Codelco's Potrerillos smelter over emissions violations.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of copper miner Freeport-McMoRan Inc is displayed on their offices in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo
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Delay in Chile mining permits a serious problem, says local head of Freeport

Chile’s delay on mining permit reforms is a “serious” issue, says Freeport-McMoRan exec, impacting key copper projects.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is seen at their headquarters in downtown Santiago, Chile March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $650 million Andina water project

Chile's Codelco seeks environmental permit for $650M project that makes water use at its Andina mine more sustainable.

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