Chile’s decades-old mining deals may hinder bid to lift copper royalties

Deadly protests last week over alleged pollution from the Tuticorin smelter have prolonged a shutdown of the 400,000 tonnes-a-year operation. This time it seems to be forever.

It will expand to include more commodities, including zinc, lead, nickel, tin and silver, in the next step.

In late April, Millbrook Minerals became the first copper-zinc explorer to sign an International Economic Association (IEA) contract with Cuba's GeoMinera, becoming the first Canadian firm to sign a deal with the Island since the mid 90’s.

They deposited copper on the ion-bombarded graphite.

According to Labrador Gold, the Florence Lake belt is significantly underexplored for gold compared to greenstone belts elsewhere in the world.

A company executive says Vedanta is not looking to set up plant elsewhere.

Codelco just achieved a new, less enviable mantle -- the only major mining company with an all-male board and senior management team.

Codelco chief executive Nelson Pizarro said a strong copper price in early 2018 had offset the impacts of rising production costs.

Benavides had previously led Falabella, one of Latin America's largest retailers with operations spanning department stores, supermarkets, malls and more.