Reuters reported that China's Minmetals Non ferrous Company Limited plans to expand annual production at its Sepon copper mine in Laos to around 80,500 tonnes of cathode from about 65,000 tonnes now.

Mr Andrew Michelmore CEO of MMG said that "We are very pleased to recommence this exciting project and believe that with continued operational improvements a stretch target of 83,000 tonnes per annum is achievable."

(Sourced from Reuters)