The approval of a new project should enable Peru to increase its copper production to four million tonnes per year in the future, according to the minister.

The Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines, R mulo Mucho, announced the approval of the technical report related to the $600-million Cerro Verde copper mine expansion project.

Cerro Verde, located…

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