Codelco produced 447,000 tonnes of copper in the quarter, including a minority share in some units, up by 1.6% from 440,000 tonnes in the third quarter of 2019.
Over the first nine months of 2020, output hit 1.24 million tonnes, a 2.8% year-on-year increase from 1.21 million tonnes.
Efforts to curb the Covid-19 spread led to temporary halts of El Teniente, Chuquicamata and some construction projects in the Antofagasta region...