The giant copper pit Chile is betting its future on

Stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems are told in a new book published this month.

Over two-thirds of today’s junior miners are essentially worthless, says resource speculator Rick Rule. 

The metals and energy major plans to ramp up copper production from the mines to 300,000 tons a year and cobalt output to 6,000 tons.

Production has so far been stable thanks to co-operation between the mining industry and the government.