Colombian coal mine Cerrejón, owned by BHP, Anglo American and Glencore, will be gradually resuming operations and approved the export of 60,000 tonnes of coal.

Ecuador's energy ministry oversees its oil, mining and electricity sectors.

The world’s no.1 copper producer will need to execute $35 billion in structural investments until 2030 just to keep output flat.

The ten-year outlook will see lithium’s supply and demand fundamentals evolve rapidly.

The union's secretary said that members would continue to hold demonstrations in Santiago.

“Caucharí-Olaroz is on track to become the largest new lithium brine operation in over 20 years,” Lithium Americas chairman says.

Chile currently churns out 28% of the world's copper but has for more than a decade lost market share.

The strike at Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, and at Spence comes as copper prices have spiked amid soaring demand.