El Brocal reported earnings and production results for the first quarter of 2014. For the quarter, the company posted profit of USD 916,000 compared with USD 2.7 million loss a year ago. The company sold copper at USD 7,052/t in the first quarter, down 11% from USD 7,911/t a year earlier, while silver prices dropped 28% to USD 20.74/oz from USD 28.90/oz. Sales declined 9% to USD 42.4 million from USD 46.6 million in the same quarter in 2013.

For the quarter, the company's copper production jumped 62% to 38,914t in the quarter, while silver output nearly quadrupled to 4,728t.