BHP hits record throughput at 1.2mt Escondida mine, expects full year stoppages related to political upheaval in the country would only cost 7,000 tonnes.
A resolution to the trade dispute may prompt buyers including China to rebuild their stockpiles, helping fuel the rebound in prices, Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said.
A manifesto signed on Friday said Bolsonaro was threatening the survival of indigenous people with plans to allow commercial mining and ranching on their protected lands.