Peru to double current copper output by 2016: mine minister

By MINING.com Editor

Peru will more than double its copper production from the current 1.3 million tons to 2.8 million by 2016, said the country’s Minister of Energy and Mines Jorge Merino during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada 2013 conference held this week in Toronto.

According to Merino, Peru’s goal is to reach levels …read more
Source: Mining.com- Copper News