According to the data from the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MINEM), Peru produced a total of around 1.14 million tons of iron ore in August, rising by 9.6% compared to the previous month and by 8% from the same month a year ago.
In the first eight months of this year, Peru’s iron ore production slid by 19% year on year to about 7.3 million tons, of which Shougang Hierro Perú’s output occupied nearly 7.1 million tons.
