Xstrata 2010 coal output down 6 pct, copper steady

* Annual coal output down 6 pct to 79.9 mln tonnes
* Mined copper up 0.7 pct, copper cathode off 1.6 pct
* Coal and copper Xstrata's most profitable products
LONDON Feb 1, 2011 (Reuters) 8:03am GMT

Mining group Xstrata Plc (XTA.L) released annual production and price data on Tuesday.
Details of main products are below in tonnes, except coal in millions of tonnes.
Commodity........ Y-Y Pct(%)........Chang FY 2010......FY 2009
Coal*........................ -5.7...................... 79.9................................ 84.7
Ferrochrome........... 48........................1,165,000...................... 786,000
Copper cathode....... -1.6...................... 715,499......................... 727,050
Mined copper.......... 0.7.........................913,469..........................906,898
Mined nickel............ 6.3..........................60,670............................57,052
Zinc metal................ - 7.2..................... 765,867............................ 825,208
Zinc concentrate...... -1.0......................1,022,252.........................1,032,755
*Coal figure excludes production from Prodeco
Details of selected prices are below in dollars per tonne, except ferrochrome in cents per pound.
Commodity................... Y-Y Pct(%)........Chang FY 2010.....FY 2009
Australian thermal coal......... 6.7........................ 85.70..................80.30
S.African thermal coal........... 9.3........................ 74.40..................68.10
Americas thermal coal........... -1.2........................ 72.60..................73.50
Australian coking coal............ 41........................ 204.30..................145.00
Ferrochrome........................... 46........................ 124.30..................85.00
LME copper............................. 49........................ 7,681.................... 5,150
LME nickel............................... 48........................ 21,809.................. 14,712
LME zinc.................................. 30........................ 2,159.................... 1,659
(Reporting by Julie Crust; editing by Paul Hoskins, sourced:reuters)