SANTIAGO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco,
the world's largest copper producer, on Tuesday posted a pre-tax
profit of $606.9 million in the nine months to September,
slightly below the $612.2 million reported in the same period
last year.
The state-owned miner said its own output totaled 937,000
metric tons, up 2.1% from the same period last year.