Peru says May copper and gold output up, zinc down

LIMA, July 6 (Reuters) - Peru, a leading global metals producer, saw
its copper, gold and silver outputs rise in May from the same month a year
ago, while zinc production fell, the mining ministry said Monday.

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 fine kg 4.60 pct
(Reporting by Dana Ford)