Peru's Energy and Mines Ministry (MEM) on Monday informed national tin and
posted a 17.6% and 3.8% increase, respectively, in November 2018 compared to the same month in 2017.
However, output of gold, silver, lead, zinc, iron, and molybdenum decreased in the same period.
According to MEM, national
production of copper registered a 3.8% year-on-year rise, and a 3.9% expansion compared to the previous month.
On the other hand, national
production of tin recorded a 17.6% year-on-year
rise, and a 2.6% increase between January and November.
Employment
In November 2018, the
mining sub-sector employed 221,428 people, thus registering a 12.3% year-on-year increase, plus a 7.8% expansion compared to the previous month.
Therefore, the number of
jobs created by mining activity during the 11-month period in 2018 exceeded the average of 2017 (189,962 workers).