Glencore Xstrata Copper Output Gains 18% on Mines in Africa
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Glencore Xstrata Plc, the biggest exporter of coal for power stations, said first-quarter copper production rose 18 percent after gains at its mines in Africa.
Output was 321,800 metric tons, Baar, Switzerland-based Glencore said today in a statement, compared with 273,200 tons a year earlier. African production jumped 44 percent, it said. The figures include operations acquired from Xstrata Plc.