The first settlement between a major copper miner and a Chinese smelter serves as the benchmark for the year ahead.

The mine shutdown helped push prices for zinc to an 18-month high last week.

HKEx will now have to watch from the sidelines as Shanghai, not Hong Kong, becomes the copper connector between mainland and international markets.

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The RMAP validates conformance with standards related to responsibly sourced minerals in their supply chains.

The lead federal regulator found Pebble’s compensatory mitigation plan to be ‘non-compliant’, and that the project is ‘not in the public interest’.

"Odey has a clear financial motive to depress Turquoise Hill's share price," the miner said.