Orvana stock tanks on El Valle rockfall

In August, BHP had shut an acid plant following a boiler tube failure, disrupting copper processing. Underground mining at the site continued as normal.

Richard Adkerson says any strategic move is now possible, including acquisitions, partnerships, or even a sale of the entire company.

Aristotelis Mistakidis, the man who built Glencore’s reputation in copper, is under intense pressure after a string of investigations, problems and legal headaches.

Chile aims to find new copper markets and expand its lithium industry as it seeks to shield its economy from a U.S-.China trade war.

This week, it seems everybody has something in common: they’re all copper bulls.

Away from the seminars and cocktail parties, metal producers, traders and users will meet behind closed doors to hammer out details of next year's contracts.

The Chilean miner has been seeking a buyer for all or part of itself to raise $1 billion to dig for copper and gold in two of its mines in the country's north.

The miner now expects to produce 480,000 ounces of gold, down from a range of 505,000 to 515,000 ounces it estimated in May.

BHP has analysed the impact of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a network of overseas construction projects, on commodity demand.