BOGOTA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Coal miner Cerrejon's Colombia production fell 1.48 percent in 2015 compared with the previous year, while exports were down 2.33 percent, the company said on Thursday.
Output last year was 33.2 million tonnes, below the 33.7 million tonnes produced in 2014. Exports were down to 33.4 million tonnes, from 34.2 million tonnes. The company, Colombia's largest coal producer, did not offer any explanation for the declines.
"In 2016 Cerrejon will continue working to improve productivity and efficiency in its operations, with the objective of confronting the severe fall in coal prices on the international market and difficult climate conditions," Cerrejon said in a statement.
The company operates an open air mine in the northeastern department of La Guajira, as well as 150-km railroad and a port.
Cerrejon is a joint venture between BHP Billiton BHP.AX BLT.L , Anglo American PLC AAL.L and Glencore Xstrata GLEN.L .
Colombia, the world's fifth-largest coal exporter, set a production goal of 87 million tonnes for 2015.