Chile’s Codelco 2013 profit halves

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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s state-run copper giant Codelco says its profit halved in 2013 from the previous year due to dwindling ore grades and tumbling prices for the red metal.

The world’s largest copper company said Friday it earned $3.9 billion before taxes and extraordinary items.

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