CEO Mark Bristow said the copper increase plus its gold production was to boost total production to 6.8 million gold equivalent oz. by that date.

China recently announced curbs of some critical metals used in the semiconductor industry.

A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African countries, which will permit US companies to buy some of the production.

Biofuel adoption is aimed at reducing emissions in the transportation and industrial sectors.

The request was made when Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman is prepared to pour billions of dollars into tapping the more than $1.3 trillion of metals his government says is buried in the country.

Representatives of the company are traveling to Singapore and Hong Kong to meet bondholders.

Vale is exploring a copper mine, comparable to massive Grasberg site.