Cobalt 27 to acquire ASX-listed Highlands Pacific

The deal affects 658 people and includes incentives associated with meeting goals and improving productivity.

The scramble to secure supply has meant Chinese smelters have had to accept a cut in treatment charges.

Peru's production boost in the month largely came from a strong performance at Anglo American's Quellaveco mine.

“Everybody's been knocking on our door, trying to understand what we are doing, trying to see how we did it,” Marna Cloete said.

As supply chains tighten and long term demand drivers strengthen, resource-rich nations are looking to capture a greater share of their mineral wealth. 

Operating mines and development projects are expected to carry on as planned after the country stepped up security measures.

Solaris intends to use the funds to advance its flagship Warintza copper project in southeast Ecuador.

Lead got a boost from index trading after it was included in the Bloomberg Commodity Index for the first time last year.

The copper-zinc project in Alaska is held under a joint venture partnership with Japan's Dowa Metals & Mining.