National mine output to hit 5.73Mt this year - Cochilco - Chile

Chile's copper mine production is expected to rise to 5.73Mt this year from 5.34Mt in 2009 and in 2011 will reach 5.89Mt, according to the quarterly market research report by the country's state copper commission Cochilco.
Global mine output is expected to increase to 16.8Mt this year from 15.8Mt in 2009 and will reach 17.6Mt in 2011.
Peru, the world's second largest copper producer behind Chile, will fall from 1.23Mt last year to 1.21Mt in 2010 but rise to 1.22Mt next year, according to Cochilco.
The US, the third largest producer, will drop from 1.21Mt in 2009 to 1.17Mt this year but rise to 1.21Mt again in 2011.
China, the fourth largest, put out 1.06Mt in 2009 and will produce 1.13Mt this year and 1.22Mt in 2011, the report says.