Official figures released by the Energy and Mines Ministry at the start of the week showed that Peru’s mine production of tin fell slightly in April, in contrast to growth in production of most other base metals.
April production of tin-in-concentrate was 3,164 tonnes, down 3.3% compared to April 2007. All of Peru’s tin production comes from Minsur’s San Rafael mine. Cumulative output in the first four months of this year was 12,839 tonnes, 0.5% lower than in January-April 2007.
