Official trade data shows exports worth A$60.5 million ($41.04 million) of copper ore and concentrate to China in January.

The world's no. 2 copper producer saw its first quarter copper output rise 11.2% from the same period of 2022.

Miners are scrambling to develop projects.  

The government agreed to amend its mining royalty bill to cap the maximum effective tax rate at 46.5% of operating profit from 47% previously.

The "collaboration accord" sets up a commission to share expertise between the two companies over the next five years in "mutual interest areas".

The project is expected to provide SSR Mining with approximately 80,000 attributable gold-equivalent ounces.

Imports of unwrought copper and copper products totaled 407,294 tonnes in April.