Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.

All the gold that’s ever been mined would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools.

In EY's annual risks and opportunities report, 63% of executives surveyed flagged LTO a top three risk.

The miner is monitoring the dispute, but says operations remain unaffected.