Chile is the world’s largest producer of copper and contains vast reserves of the demanded mineral. However, a recent study by Cochilco, the government mining authority, suggests that the costs of Chile’s open-pit copper mining with concentrators are the highest in the Americas, driven by electricity and labor costs and lower grades.
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Cochilco: Chile's High Costs Could Discourage Greenfield Copper Investments
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