A key focus of financial markets in the third quarter has been talks of policy tightening in the United States, which also boosted the dollar.

The Andean nation's copper output fell to 466,928 tonnes in August.

Sunday’s accident at the Sudbury mine is particularly jarring for a company still trying to reinvent itself as a responsible corporate citizen.

The inclusion of the Canadian agency would not increase the level of potential project financing for the project in Argentina.

Prices for the bellwether commodity this year will average more than $4 a pound, said Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society Sonami.

Latin America’s top supplier expects output to jump 40% to 50% this year, after an extended strike disrupted production in 2020.

The updated feasibility is based on a 93% increase in contained copper in reserves at the project since the initial study.