Antofagasta Posts 37.3% Drop In H1 Pretax Profit

Antofagasta PLC (OTC: ANFGY ) reported a 37.3% decline in its pretax profit during the first-half of the year. Antofagasta's pretax profit for the period dropped to $981.0 million, from $1.56 billion, in the year-ago period. Its revenue fell to $2.78 billion from $3.16 billion, while Ebitda dropped to $1.28 billion