The copper price jumped higher on Wednesday, rebounding from steep declines, as Antofagasta became the latest miner to cut production guidance in response to inflation, drought and maintenance problems.
铜价周三进一步上涨，从大幅下跌中反弹，因为安托法加斯塔(Antofagasta)成为最新一家应通胀、干旱和维护问题而下调产量指引的矿商。
London-listed Antofagasta lowered its full-year output target to a range of 640,000 to 660,000 tonnes, from 660,000 to 690,000 previously, blaming a leak in an underground pipeline at its Los Pelambres operation in Chile and continued “uncertainty about water availability”.
伦敦上市公司安托法加斯塔将其全年产量目标从此前的66万至69万吨下调至64万至66万吨，理由是其智利洛斯佩兰布雷斯(Los Pelambres)矿发生地下管道泄漏，以及“水供应仍存在不确定性”。
The company also flagged an increase in costs because of rising diesel prices and “other input prices”. Shares in Antofagasta fell as much as 1.3 per cent, recovering to trade 0.8 per cent higher on the day at 1,055p.
该公司还指出，由于柴油价格和“其他投入品价格”不断上涨，成本也在上升。安托法加斯塔股价一度下跌1.3%，随后有所回升，较前一交易日上涨0.8%，至1055便士。
“The drought has continued at Los Pelambres during the period although there has been heavier precipitation in July,” Antofagasta said in a statement. “The revised guidance range incorporates a low probability negative outlook for water availability for the rest of the year.”
安托法加斯塔在一份声明中说：“在这段时间里，洛斯佩兰布雷斯的干旱仍在继续，尽管7月份的降水有所增加。修订后的产量指引区间包含了对今年剩余时间水供应的低概率负面展望。”