The proposal follows the decision of state-owned miner Codelco to close its Ventanas smelter for environmental reasons.

The new figure compares with a previous estimate of 21 million metric tons.

Anglo expects to reach between 840,000 and 930,000 metric tons of copper production this year.

Since early June, Newmont's operations at its Peñasquito mine have remained suspended.

Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner […]

Between 2015 and 2020, Brazil traded 229 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality.

The country's mining exports in the first six months of the year reached 177.2 million metric tons.

The company lowered its full-year copper output forecast to 640,000-670,000 metric tons on persistent water shortages in Chile.