Copper output in the world's second largest producer reached 207,739 tonnes in August.

The remarks come two days after global miner Anglo American expressed concern that the Peruvian government might be reconsidering the company's license.

Mining minister made the announcement after meeting with union members, mine workers and technical experts studying the sinkhole.

Cosan said it made the purchase "through a subsidiary and a combination of direct investments, equity and derivative operations."

Anglo's Quellaveco mine is the largest new project set to start commercial operations this year, with an investment of $5.5 billion.

Diamond drill hole APC-14 at the Apollo target extended the southern dimension of the Main Breccia discovery, increasing its overall width by 90%.

Brazil produced 47.9 tonnes of gold with evidence of illegality in 2021, almost two-thirds of that gold came from the Amazon.

Hole 67 returned an intersection of 1,131.6 metres at 1.11% copper equivalent from a depth of 132 metres.