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Most copper producers in Chile barely breaking even — mining group

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 24, 2015 | 3:53 am Base Metals Precious Metals Top Companies Africa Australia Canada China Europe Latin America Copper Gold Silver 

[caption id="attachment_839330" align="alignleft" width="500"] Chile's Escondida, the world's largest copper-producing mine. (Image courtesy of BHP Billiton)[/caption] More than 18,600 km from Beijing, in copper-rich northern Chile, beleaguered miners are barely coping with the impact of China’s economic slowdown. The situation...

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