The US miner, who has projects in Peru and Bolivia, has signed a joint venture agreement to explore a copper project in Chile.

Samples of the fish and nearby waters analyzed in a laboratory showed normal levels of hydrocarbon and unusually high amounts of metals traceable to waste from batteries.

Lundin Gold, which operates Fruta del Norte, said it was restarting mineral transport under international security protocols for workers and nearby communities.

The restart of gold production at the mine comes after gold prices hit a seven-year high last month.

Trigon Metals is a TSXV-listed, Toronto-based junior focused on African copper in high quality jurisdictions.

Anglo American has interests in two of the world’s largest copper mines, Los Bronces and Collahuasi.