MMG shifts from zinc to copper as Las Bambas hits commercial production

China-owned MMG’s production is shifting from zinc to copper, as mining and processing ends 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.