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The expansion has been under study since May 2019.

Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, saw production fall 21.6% year-on-year to 82,900 tonnes.

The five-year agreement includes "significant monetary improvements for existing members."

Profit for the period came to $308.4 million, representing a 445.8% jump over last year.

The Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, a basket of nearly two dozen raw materials, surged to a 10-year high last week and is rapidly closing in on the record set in 2011.

The transaction is the second step in Sibanye-Stillwater’s battery metals strategy.

Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim is on the prowl for copper assets.