** Shares in copper producer ARG.TO up 2.1% to C$0.97, set
for second day of gains
** Copper production at co's 100%-owned MVC operation in
Chile climbs to 15.50 mln pounds from 12.08 mln pounds a year
earlier urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX8nVSjc
** Q1 copper deliveries rise ~28% to 15.11 mln pounds
** Says MVC mine team continued to meet output targets and
operate safely despite spike in COVID-19 cases in recent weeks
** Amerigo will release qtrly results on May 5
** ARG shares up ~21% YTD
(Reporting by Arundhati Sarkar in Bengaluru)
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