SANTIAGO, June 7 (Reuters) - Copper production from

Chile's state-run miner Codelco, the world's largest producer of

the metal, dropped 6.1% in April compared to the same month last

year to total 95,100 metric tons, data from copper commission

Cochilco showed on Friday.

Copper output fell more sharply at the BHP-controlled

Escondida mine, with production during the month shrinking 6.8%

to settle at 98,000 tons.

At the Collahuasi mine, which is jointly run by miners

Glencore ( GLCNF ) and Anglo American, the data showed copper production

inched up 1.9% to a reach 42,300 tons.

Overall, the country's copper output slipped 1.7% from a

year earlier to total 405,600 tons, according to Cochilco.