The pact to explore business opportunities, under which both will invest about $5 billion, covers industries such as renewable energy, hydrogen, and logistics.

Indigenous communities living around Chile’s Atacama salt flat last year asked authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits or reduce its operations until it submits an environmental compliance plan acceptable to regulators.

The country awarded two of five contracts on offer -- one to Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and another to local firm Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte.

The top earning mining executive was Mark Rosenthal, the COO and former chairman and CEO of MP Materials at C$29 million.

Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the firms said to be interested in coming to Nigeria.

Highland Valley Copper is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, and has been operational since 1962.

Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams.

The company on Tuesday said it completed the acquisition of the Cerrejon mine, at an estimated final cost of $230 million.