This Morning in Metals: Copper mine production rises 4% in January

This morning in metals news: global copper mine production rose by 4% year over year in January; meanwhile, ELYSIS selected Rio Tinto’s Alma smelter for the installation of commercial size 450 kA inert anode prototype cells; and, lastly, U.S. Steel will not go forward with plans to have natural gas wells on a site near the Edgar Thomson steel mill.

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Global copper mine production up by 4%

Global copper mine production rose by 4% year over year in January, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) reported.

In addition, concentrate production rose by 5% year over year.

No. 1 producer Chile’s production held flat in January. Meanwhile, No. 2 producer Peru’s output fell by 7.5% year over year.

Furthermore, global refined copper output fell by 1.2% year over year in January.