Chilean copper mining is facing its biggest regulatory threat since the industry took off more than three decades ago.

Restarted output from Mutanda could help ease shortages in the copper and cobalt markets.

The goal relates to its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, though the Australian gold miner said it will continue to work across its value chain to reduce Scope 3 emissions.

Left-wing presidential candidate Pedro Castillo just added a tax on copper sales to his platform.

The makeup of the constitutional assembly leaves miners like BHP Group and Anglo American Plc vulnerable to tougher rules surrounding water, glaciers, mineral and community rights.

The Canadian federal government’s changes to environmental assessment legislation have impacted mineral exploration investment in Canada “pretty significantly,” Osisko CEO and co-founder Sean Roosen tells The Northern Miner.

Western will remain the sole owner and operator of the Casino property 300 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon.

A union representing workers at BHP’s Escondida and Spence mines has rejected the company’s contract offer, raising the risk of a strike.