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Production costs in Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, were 5.4% higher last year when compared to its global peers’ average.

Activists say the Mount Hope project will have a devastating effect on local water supplies.

A World Conservation Congress’ motion urges the US government to prevent the granting of permits for large-scale mining.

Salvador, Codelco’s smallest operation, has been battling to turn a profit after dwindling ore grades pushed up production costs.

The news comes two weeks after Taseko revealed it was considering restarting the molybdenum circuit at Gibraltar mine, which has been idled since the third quarter of 2015 due to low metal prices.

In Idaho, a classic confrontation between a mining company and environmentalists is shaping up at the CuMo project located in Boise National Forest.

Alloycorp Mining Inc. (TSX-V: AVT), a junior miner that has been working on the reboot of a molybdenum mine in Kitsault, is going dark.

Up 43% this year as Chinese imports double.

For every penny copper prices drop, Codelco loses $36 million and Chile, the world's largest producing country, $50 million.