Peru's copper output this year likely to fall short of 3Mt goal, SNMPE says

Peru will likely produce between 2.7-million and 2.8-million metric tons of copper this year, the head of a major mining group told Reuters on Tuesday, with estimated output falling below the government's three-million-ton goal. The copper production forecast was provided by Victor Gobitz, head of the SNMPE mining, oil and energy association.