LIMA, Peru (AP) — LIMA, Peru (AP) — Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $70.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Lima, Peru-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share.

The miner posted revenue of $277.1 million in the period.

Buenaventura shares have increased 3.5% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $15.78, more than doubling in the last 12 months.

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