Australia’s critical minerals industry is a major part of the government’s push to capitalize on the worldwide green energy revolution.

Anglo shareholders have been urging the company to explain how it would create more value than by just selling to the rival.

Prices of copper have risen 17% this year on fears of shortages.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s new budget includes a measure to raise the capital gains tax inclusion rate to two-thirds from one-half.

Output at Codelco slid 10.1% to total 107,300 metric tons in March.

Botswana has not been formally approached by either BHP or Anglo.