Domestic production for copper in the fiscal year ending March 2002 stood at 305,519 tons. An increase of 31 percent over the 232,900 tons produced in the previous. The production is actually 2.1 percent below the government's target of 312,158 tons, according to official estimates. In March 2002, copper production hit a record 33,027 tons, which would take the production on annual basis to near 400,000 tones for the year. The production in March was 8.3 percent higher than targeted output of 30,494 tons.
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