It expects to produce between 28 million and 31 million pounds of copper at the Yukon Territories mine in 2022.

Metal price rose on Friday, supported by a rebound in equities and tight supply, but a firmer dollar and expectations of an early US interest rate hike kept copper on track for its biggest weekly decline in more than two months.

The Cerro Colorado mine has cut 35 direct jobs, BHP said in a statement.

Both mines are open pit copper producers formerly belonging to Mantos.

The US Federal Reserve signaled that it may raise interest rates sooner than expected.

While mines in the top copper nation are seeking ways to use less water, there’s only so much they can do.

The Latham project covers about 538 sqkm about 16 km south of the airport at Dease Lake.

Trigon's Kombat commercial production is expected by March.