The volume of exported copper reached 212,000 fine metric tons (FMT) in May 2017, Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported on Monday.
The amount led to a 1.9% increase from the same month last year.
Greater exports of refined
copper were registered under Southern Copper Corporation (+26.7%).
Likewise, higher shipments of concentrated copper were made by
Las Bambas (+44.5%), Chinalco (+36.6%) and Constancia (+28.4%) in the analyzed period.
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Published: 7/17/2017