A special committee voted 8-7 in favour of the project, expected to generate at least 1,000 permanent jobs and inject US$1.6 billion a year to the British economy.
Production of the industrial metal jumped up 7.8% in May, when compared to April’s figures,despite dwindling ore grades in several of the country's aging copper mines.
Mining veteran Deshnee Naidoo talks about the areas where she sees the Canadian mining industry excelling, those where is lagging and the reasons for leaving her latest position.