In nickel, global smelting activity fell in October, largely due to weakness in nickel pig iron output in China.

The Canadian government ordered Chinese companies to divest their holdings in junior mining companies planning to develop lithium deposits.

High-grade core within the Llaguen mineral resource includes 113 million tonnes of indicated resources at 0.60% copper-equivalent.

Production from state-owned giant Codelco fell 7.92% on a year-on-year basis to 123,200 tonnes.

Las Bambas, owned by Chinese firm MMG Ltd, is one of the largest copper mines in the world.

An optimized life-of-mine plan that focuses on accessing the larger, higher-grade stopes of the East North zone has been completed.

What mining companies are realizing is that there is a rare opportunity to score wins on multiple fronts by moving to renewable energy solutions.

"Pressure to approve new mines quickly could mean not enough time is allocated for consultation and impact assessment," said Helen Clark, the former New Zealand prime minister and chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.