I didn't check the date of when that article was written. Here's another snippet from Bloomberg that's more relevant , I think.
Peru April Copper Output Falls for Third Month, Ministry Says
2005-06-06 14:28 (New York)
By Alex Emery
June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Peru's copper production fell for the
third month as output dropped at the country's four largest mines,
the Energy and Mines Ministry said.
Copper output fell 10 percent to 79,623 tons in April
compared with the same month a year earlier, the ministry said in
an e-mailed statement. Gold production fell 2.1 percent to a four-
month low of 13,977 kilograms as output dropped at Barrick Gold
Corp's Pierina, Peru's second-largest gold mine, the statement
said. Silver production fell 0.8 percent to 262,017 kilograms, tin
output rose 1.8 percent to 3,310 to tons and zinc rose 2.1 percent
to 106,940 tons.
--Editor: Jameson. |
