A worker employed by a service provider was fatally injured last week from a fall while working at a height.

Ecuador has plentiful mineral reserves, but has lagged far behind other Andean countries in developing large-scale mining.

For now, it’s probably best to view China’s announcement as an opening shot in what may be a longer battle.

While seabed mining remains technologically and commercially unproven, rising demand for metals crucial to decarbonization are already unleashing a gold rush to the bottom of the sea.

“I think that’s a short-term game because the underlying fundamentals will keep it at these levels,” the Glencore boss says.