Peru's mining exports totaled US$3.975 billion in the first two months of 2017, a 44% increase from the same period last year, the National Society of Mining, Oil and Energy (SNMPE) informed.
Copper exports amounted to US$2.043 billion between January and February 2017, up by 69.6% from the same period last year.
In this sense, copper shipments accounted for 51.3% of Peru's total mining exports in the first two months of the current year.
Likewise, gold shipments reached US$1.131 billion in the analyzed period, up by 11.2% over the same term last year.
In this regard, gold accounted for 28.4% of total mining exports.
Zinc shipments totaled US$333 million, thus rising 71.9% from the same period in 2016.
February
Mining exports amounted to US$2.225 billion in February 2017, a 59.8% increase compared to the same month last year (US$1.392 billion).
Growth was underpinned by higher export volume of copper, zinc and gold.
Positive results were also supported by the recovery of international commodity prices.
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