China's  output  of copper  concentrate  surged  10.9%  year  on  year  to  1.85  million mt in

2016, but  that  of  moly  concentrate -- 45%  pure moly  -- fell  5%  year  on year to 287,000 

mt, the Ministry  of  Industry  and  Information  Technology  said  in  a  report  on  its website 

over the weekend. 

The  higher  output  of  mined  copper  was  attributed  to the commissioning of new projects, 

including  the  45,000 mt/day  Zijinshan  Gold & Copper Mine owned by Zijin Mining Group in 

Fujian province, and other projects in Anhui and Gansu  provinces, according to the Ministry 

of Land and Resources. 

The  lower  output  of   moly  concentrate  was  attributed  to  less  production  in central and 

northwestern China. 

Meanwhile, China's  output of top 10  nonferrous metals hit 52.83 million mt in 2016, up 2.5% 

year on year. The country's production of refined copper  and aluminum stood at 8.44 million 

mt  and  31.87  million  mt  respectively  in  2016,  up  6%  and  1.3% year on year, MIIT data 

showed. 

China  produced  4.67  million  mt  and  6.27  million  mt respectively of refined lead and zinc 

in 2016, up 5.7% and 2% year on year. 

The  higher output  of  refined copper was attributed  to demand from the power and vehicle 

sectors as well as the clean energy sector. 

China produced 60.91 million mt of alumina last year, up 3.4% year on year. Output of coppe

r and aluminum products hit 20.96 million mt and 57.96 million mt respectively, up 12.5% and 

9.7% year on year, MIIT data showed.