Peru output of copper, gold and silver rise, zinc falls

One of the world's leading producers of precious and base metals shows mixed output changes in May

LIMA, (Reuters) - 

Peru saw its copper, gold and silver outputs rise in May from the same month a year ago, while production of zinc and other minerals fell, the mining ministry said Monday.

 Peru, a leading global metals exporter, is the world's top producer of silver, No. 2 in copper and zinc, and ranks sixth in gold.

 Output figures are as follows:

 METAL                   MAY OUTPUT          CHANGE FROM MAY 2008

 Copper                   108,077 tonnes                       0.14 pct

 Zinc                      122,432 tonnes                       -8.59 pct

 Gold                      15,607,879 fine grams             5.77 pct

 Silver                    325,060 kg                              4.60 pct

 Lead                     25,885 tonnes                         -9.18 pct

 Iron                        434,386 tonnes                       -5.66 pct

 Tin                         3,066 tonnes                           -9.81 pct

 Molybdenum            852 tonnes                              -36.51 pct

  (Reporting by Dana Ford)

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