The country’s metal production value sustained growth in the first half of the year, with stronger output from major copper and gold producers making up for the decline in commodity prices, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) said on Wednesday.

In a report, MGB Director Leo Jasareno said that the total value of metallic production in January-June 2014 reached P57.27 billion, higher by 22 percent than the P46.84 billion a year ago.

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