The project is expected to enable an increase in production of more than one million tonnes each year.

The miner said the first phase of its renewable energy project consisted of a 30-megawatt solar energy plant in the Free State province of South Africa.

Chile's total copper production in the month fell 8.9% to 420,000 tonnes.

Sanction for deficiencies associated with tailings management, Chile's environmental regulator said.

Zambia in May 2019 handed control of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to a state-appointed provisional liquidator, triggering a legal battle with its previous owner Vedanta.

The study conducted by Star Diamond confirmed that unusually high proportions of Type IIa diamonds are present in the kimberlite.

Report recommends that new tailings facilities must not be constructed if the operator cannot ensure the safe and timely evacuation of communities in the area.

Fires broke out at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine and Southern Copper Corp's planned Los Chancas project.