Cochilco reports a 0.30% daily rise in LME copper on 20 October
The Chilean Copper Commission's daily bulletin put spot Grade A copper on the LME at 659.523 US cents per pound, up 0.30% from the previous day.
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The Chilean Copper Commission's daily bulletin put spot Grade A copper on the LME at 659.523 US cents per pound, up 0.30% from the previous day.
Copper closed at $6.60 per pound, down 0.64% from the previous week, in Cochilco’s report covering 12–16 October. Its year-to-date average reached $6.12 per pound.
Aclara Resources reported an updated preliminary economic assessment for its Penco ion-adsorption clay project in Chile’s Biobío region. Announced on 19 October, the study presents a resource-based project scenario; the technical report has an effective date of 18 September 2026.
Anglo American said copper production across its operations fell 5% year on year to 174,900 tonnes in the quarter ended 30 September 2026. The company attributed the decline to severe winter weather in Chile and the use of lower-grade stockpile ore at Collahuasi.