The deal would be the second-largest mining acquisition in Canada.

Output from Codelco fell 14.8% year on year to 105,400 tonnes.

BHP's Xplor accelerator program is currently supporting seven copper and nickel projects for the six months to June.

Glencore, which is working with Citigroup, has indicated its deal would be dead if Teck investors approve the split later this month.

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety laid five charges against Syncrude in the death of a worker who drowned after the excavator he was operating fell into a pond in June 2021.

The agreement includes studying and trialling the use of iron ore products from its Kumba mines in South Africa and Minas-Rio mine in Brazil.

Beny Steinmetz was sentenced two years ago in one of the mining industry's most high-profile legal disputes.

Canada’s largest diversified miner has rejected an unsolicited acquisition proposal from Glencore Plc.