News: BHP UPDATE 1-Chile's copper output dips slightly in April, says Cochilco

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SANTIAGO, June 2 (Reuters) - Chile's total copper production fell 0.8% in April to reach 416,200 tonnes, government copper commission Cochilco announced on Friday.

Chile is the world's top miner of the highly-conductive red metal.

Copper production from state-owned Codelco fell 17.4% on a year-on-year basis to settle at 101,300 tonnes, while output from Collahuasi, a joint venture of Anglo American AAL.L and Glencore GLEN.L , dropped 1% to reach 41,500 tonnes.

Meanwhile, output from Escondida, which is controlled by Australian mining giant BHP (BHP) , rose 19.6% to 105,100 tonnes, according to Cochilco data.