LIMA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Peru's copper production rose

7.1% year-on-year in June, thanks mostly to higher output from

Chinese firms, the country's Energy and Mines Ministry said on

Monday.

The world's third-largest copper producer said output in the

month totaled 228,932 metric tons.

Production at the Las Bambas mines, controlled by MMG

, rose 63.5% in June, while output more than doubled at

Chinalco, which is ran by Aluminum Corp.

Las Bambas is expected to report lower production in

July due to a

two-week blockade

of a key road the company uses to transport copper, as part

of a protest by informal miners.

Peru in the first six months of 2025 produced about 1.34

million tons of copper, up 3.5% year-on-year, according to the

government.