Copper Mountain lifts Q1 output 10%

British Columbia-focused miner Copper Mountain Mining has reported strong results for the first calendar quarter, as it battled abnormal volumes of snow and a brief power outage to keep production on course with 2018 guidance. The eponymous mine produced 23.2-million pounds of copper equivalent, which comprised 19.9-million pounds of the red metal, 6 070 oz of gold and 77 900 oz of silver.