Peru's gold exports amounted to US$694 million in January 2018, up by 23% over the same month last year (US$565 million), private-run National Society of Mining, Oil, and Energy (SNMPE) informed Wednesday.
The guild said
gold shipments account for 29% of overall mineral exports (US$2.37 billion) and 17% of the total sales registered last January.
Likewise, the top export destinations were Switzerland, Canada, the United States, India and the United Kingdom.
Silver exports
In the analyzed month, refined
silver shipments reached US$11 million, a 43.4% increase compared to the same period in 2017(US$8 million).
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Published: 3/21/2018