Cananea strike, Santa Eulalia flooding cut into Southern Copper production

Mineweb | February 3, 2011 | 6:46 pm Base Metals Molybdenum

Phoenix-based Southern Copper, a subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Mexico, Wednesday reported increased molybdenum production in 2010, while copper, zinc, and silver production all declined last year.

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