Chile's Codelco 9-month pre-tax profit at $607 mln

SANTIAGO, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Chile's Codelco COBRE.UL, 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.