Metallic minerals output falls 14.4% in first half of 2020 ...
Copper production was led by Cebu-based Carmen Copper Corp. at 24,572 MT, followed by Philex Mining Corp. at 6,142 MT, and Lepanto Consolidated Mining Corp. at 316 MT. The MGB said the performance of the metallic minerals sector was affected by the slowdown in economic activity, pandemic-disrupted mining operations, and unstable global prices.