State of the sector: Worker health, safety and equality in ASM — report

Production dropped 6% in the quarter.

The arbitration case stemmed from a dispute between Vale and BSG Resources Ltd over a joint venture to develop the Simandou mine.

Codelco is undergoing a 10-year, $40 billion overhaul of its aging mines, including efficiency upgrades to boost productivity and lower costs.

A couple of long-running outages together with curtailments in Europe caused aluminium production outside China to dip 1.4%.

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

The company's star in the first quarter was its Centinela mine, which produced 68,800 tonnes of copper, 45.5 % higher than 2018.

Santiago Urdinola, head of private firm Minesa and former president of the Colombian Mining Association, made the comment during a meeting about the company’s application for an environmental licence a large underground gold project.

France’s environment minister is expected to announce in June the government’s official position on both Norgold and Columbus Gold's proposed open-pit mine and a precious metal industry in French Guiana.

Asked about it, however, JX Nippon Mining — the metal unit of JXTG Holdings — declined to comment, adding it was not something that has already been decided.