Over 650 stakeholders, representing tens of thousands in the province, discussed the proposed amendments.

A majority of the MRE is in the measured and indicated category, totalling 22 million tonnes at 0.48% copper for 106,000 tonnes.

Myanmar's Wa state has placed a tax in kind of 30% on all tin concentrate exports.

An updated resource estimate published showed 27.87 million oz. of AuEq within 730.2 million tonnes at a grade of 1.19 g/t AuEq.

Antofagasta earlier reported a rise of 2% in 2023 copper production, to 660,600 metric tons.

The miner has lost more than half its market value since public protests against the Cobre Panama project started in October.

The Philippines and Indonesia are the world’s biggest suppliers of nickel.