Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium
Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
Rio Tinto will run the world’s first automated long-distance heavy-haul rail network in the Pilbara, with a $518 million investment (Rio Tinto share $478 million) in driverless trains. The first driverless train will be launched in 2014, with the…