The Japanese miner it will triple its capital expenditure over the next three years to boost its output capacity of nickel and cathode materials used in batteries.
The world's no.1 miner had a busy six months marked by sweeping changes, including selling its $13 billion petroleum business and a listing unification, while managing pandemic-related disruptions to its business.
Las Bambas, which produces 2% of the world's copper supply, has said it will have to suspend production on February 20 if the road is not cleared by then.