Mining production in Mexico is estimated to have remained flat in 2022, affected in part by the weakening of construction and the steel industry, according to the head of economics think tank IDIC, José Luis de la Cruz.

Mining exports from Peru, particularly copper, gold, tin and zinc, among others – will end 2022 significantly lower than in 2021.

For all of 2022, exports were worth $291.98 billion, a historic high for annual shipments and 26.07% higher than in 2021.

In the first 11 months of last year, the country's iron ore imports dipped 2.1 percent year-on-year to around 1.02 billion metric tons, he said.

China produced some 4.45 billion tons of coal last year, up 8 percent year-on- year.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

The 2303 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8492 yuan per ton on January 12.

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