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(Reuters) – Global miner Southern Copper expects to start work on two delayed copper projects in Perunext year and could see production from them as early as 2016, the company’s chief executive said on Wednesday.

Chief Executive Oscar Gonzalez said in an interview that if copper prices remained around current levels of $3.20 to $3.25 per pound as he expects, the company should have no problem moving forward with investment plans in Peru and Mexico.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/southerncopper-peru-idUSL2N0HE1OS20130918