"Mining GDP acceleration will continue in the remainder of the year, not at the level registered in July [16.6%], but on an important upward trend in average term; it is rather due to volume than prices," he told Andina news agency.
According to the recent National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) report, mining sector grew by 16.6% in July; the second highest rate so far this year.
This performance was supported by greater copper (32.8%), molybdenum (9.1%), lead (8.3%), zinc (5.7%), silver (5.7%) and gold (0.7%) extractions.
The said expansion contributed to Peruvian economic growth (3.26%) in the month of July.
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