Chilean court backs Caserones environmental remediation plan

We have the potential to turn Ecuador into the second greatest copper-producing nation on earth.

Court has determined that asking inhabitants of certain provinces about the matters relevant to other areas is unconstitutional.

Move is part of an ambitious plan announced by the country's President in early June.

Construction of the process plant and tailings facility continue to be on schedule, and commissioning of the process plant will begin in the third quarter of this year.

Move is part of the Latin America-focused miner’s plan to become a 700,000 ounce-per-annum gold producer.

The spending measures will be in addition to the $4.5 billion the miner has already provisioned for costs related to the dam burst.

The Canadian miner plans to acquire in 10 mining concessions adjacent to the gold-copper project.

Bolsonaro says he wants to open reservation lands to agriculture and mining, even in the Amazon rain forest.

Antofagasta says the extension would give it time to consider a proposal from neighboring Escondida to share information on the availability of water beneath the flat.