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It is the principal source of foreign currencies for the country and it is also the extracting activity that generates more than 71% of the foreign currency coming into the Peruvian State and which gives a job opportunity to an important sector of the population. The country has a large variety of metals from which cooper, iron, gold, lead, mercury, zinc and tungsten are the most remarkable metals while the non-metallic minerals are represented by the phosphates used in the agricultural activity, building materials like sand, coarse sand and concrete are added to them.Regarding fuels, it is remarkable the production of coal, petroleum and natural gas.
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