In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results
In the midst of a presidential election, Peru mining sector reports mixed results (Reference image courtesy of Antamina). As Peru goes through yet another presidential election, with 18 candidates running, six likely making it to June’s second round and no defined favorite, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) made public its most recent dataset, which shows that copper production rose by 0.7% in February 2021, compared to the previous year. According to the report, Peru produced 170,989 tonnes of copper in the second month of the year, which is more than what was produced during the s...
Source: mining.com