Nittetsu Mining expects flat copper production while Pan Pacific Copper (PPC) anticipates a 1.8pc increase during the second half of the Japanese fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2021.
According to media reports, PPC, which is jointly owned by JXTG Holdings and Mitsui Mining, expects its copper output to rise by 1.8pc in H2 2020 to 302,000mt from 296,500m during the prior-year period.
Meanwhile, Nittetsu expects its production of refined copper to remain flat at 24,775mt in the second half of the Japanese fiscal year from H2 2019.