Chile 'to become top ten gold producer' - Thursday 17th January 2008

Officials in Chile believe the nation will soon become one of the world's top ten biggest producers of Gold, it has emerged.

A statement from trade organisation the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) released this week said the country expects to have a gold output of 3.21 million ounces in the next decade - more than double that expected this year, Reuters reports.

The report also said that Cochilco believes that gold prices will remain at an average price of $800 per ounce this year. Prices are currently oscillating between $880 and $885 per ounce.

"Chile could pass from 15th spot [in world gold production] in 2006 to be within the top 10 global producers," the organisation stated.

The country is primarily known for its copper mining and production activities; the northern Atacama Desert is a significant source of copper and the nation accounts for a third of the world's copper output.
Goldbug, 17 Jan '08

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