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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), global copper reserves were 1 billion tons in 2023. Countries rich in copper resources mainly include Chile (190 million tons), Australia (100 million tons), Peru (120 million tons), and Russia (80 million tons), Mexico (53 million tons) and the United States (50 million tons), etc. In terms of output, global copper output from ore in 2023 was 22 million tons. The main copper-producing countries were Chile (5 million tons), Peru (2.6 million tons), China (1.7 million tons), and the United States (1.1 million tons).

According to foreign news on April 10, Peruvian Energy and Mining Minister Oscar Vera said at a press conference that Peru's copper production in 2023 is expected to reach 2.8 million mt, an increase of about 15% over last year.

14:28 | Lima, Mar. 9. Peruvian Energy and Mines Minister Jaime Galvez on Tuesday affirmed that the new portfolio of mining exploration projects for this year amounts to US$506 million. The high-ranking official specified that this list includes 60 exploration investment projects, each of them worth over US$1 million. "Besides, to these projects we can add another group that is included in our mine construction portfolio worth US$134 million that will continue with their exploration work, which gives us a total of US$640 million in exploration for the next two years," he highlighted. The Cabin...