Vale and BHP are expected to ask the court for the right to vote on the plan. If not allowed, the creditors' plan could be easily approved.

Clouder will support Appian in Latin America and the opportunities in a Net Zero world linking energy, environment and mining issues.

The government must defuse protests that are hitting the industry and denting production, analysts and executives said.

Steel is a challenging sector to decarbonise. However, evolving green steel goals are altering the supply landscape and steelmakers are under pressure from stakeholders.

As a result, the company has withdrawn its 2022 production guidance for the mine. 

Major copper producers from BHP to Freeport-McMoRan will likely avoid drastic changes in the way they do business in Chile.

Most sectors of the economy showed improvement, while the key mining industry shrank due to social conflicts.