Chile's Cochilco forecasts nation's 2018 copper production at 5.76 mln tonnes

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SANTIAGO, April 20 (Reuters) - Chilean copper commission Cochilco forecast on Friday that world top copper producer Chile would produce 5.76 million tonnes of the red metal in 2018, up 4.3 percent from 2017, and slightly above previous estimates.

The body held its previous forecast that copper prices would average $3.06 in 2018. (Reporting by Fabian Cambero Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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