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Peru to lead the way on new copper supply

FIGURES from the International Copper Study Group show that over a quarter of new copper supply over the next five years will come from Peru, with a number of new countries also set to contribute to output.

Kristie Batten
Peru to lead the way on new copper supply

The research, which was based on existing mines and announced developments, predicted an 8% per annum growth rate in 2014-17, with production to reach 28.3 million tonnes per annum in 2017, up 34% from...

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