Africa's second-biggest copper producer is seeking to increase its control over the sector as it navigates a debt crisis.

Just one mid-sized mine in Chile has halted operations because of strikes in the current wage cycle.

The companies were said to have breached contract rules, failed to renew their licenses, or not made royalty payments.

CEO Richard Adkerson expects copper volumes to expand by 20% and gold by 70% next year, with rising outputs lowering costs.

Mining heavyweights that backed the company and its huge Ecuadorian copper deposit are growing increasingly frustrated by the management’s decisions.

Company has released new results for its copper project in Bahia State, Brazil, and for its NX Gold Mine in Mato Grosso State.

Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.