China-owned MMG’s production has shifted from zinc to copper, as mining and processing ended at the Century mine, in North Queensland, and the new major Las Bambas mine, in Peru, starts operating commercially.
Following successful construction, commissioning and ramp up, Las Bambas produced 87 142 t of copper in concentrate in the second quarter of 2016, taking the mine’s half-year output to 118 612 t of copper concentrate.
