The year-on-year contraction is explained by extraordinary copper concentrate sales during last year from reserves accumulated after the Cobre Panamá mine stoppage, which did not continue in 2026.

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la fuerte contracción interanual se explica por las ventas extraordinarias durante el año pasado de concentrado de cobre provenientes de las reservas acumuladas tras la paralización de la mina Cobre Panamá, que no continuaron en el 2026