According to statistics showed in 2016, Peru produced 7.763 million tons of iron ore, increased by 6%, to 442,000 tons compared with the same period of 2015. In December of 2016, the country's iron ore production totaled 583,000 tons, increased by 22.1% compared with the same period of 2015. Production remained normal, but after December of 2012, the production was 634,000 tons since in December of 2016, the country's iron ore production reached to the second highest level in the past few years.