MMG shuts Las Bambas copper mine due to protests
The giant mine, in indefinite care and maintenance from Wednesday, accounts for 2% of the copper produced worldwide.
The giant mine, in indefinite care and maintenance from Wednesday, accounts for 2% of the copper produced worldwide.
The capsule was recovered after a nearly week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) stretch of highway.
The capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed that had been entrusted by Rio Tinto.
The copper smelter, located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, accounted for almost 40% of the metal’s production in the country.
Greenfield supply could come from Kazakhstan, but with a new incentive price close to $70 a pound, said Rick Rule.
Bristol Bay supplies roughly half of the world’s wild sockeye salmon.
A recent study found that illegal gold and copper mining in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species.
Resource investors predict gold prices could hit record high this year
BHP is building Jansen in stages, with the first one estimated to cost $5.7 billion and yield 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year.
Ibram, which represents multinational and large domestic mining firms operating in Brazil, is asking the new government to take steps to break a network that launders illegal gold.