EU-funded project aims at improving access to raw materials in small and difficult to access mineral deposits.

The company reported a loss of $736.7 million in the three months ended June 30, compared with a profit of $204 million a year earlier.

EMR Capital is considering selling its four copper mining assets through an initial public offering some time after 2019.

Vedanta denies that KCM has broken the terms of its licence and says it will defend its assets in Zambia.

Kootenay Silver will retain the remaining 35% interest.

Azuay province is home to several potentially lucrative gold, silver and copper projects.

The move does not guarantee the U.S. government will issue a permit for the planned Pebble Mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

BMR may acquire an 80% interest in Revelo's Montezuma copper project in northern Chile.