Copper price resurgent as workers strike at BHP’s Spence, Escondida mines

"We rejected their proposal and have voted to strike"

The Canadian miner said it had churned out 24.8 million ounces of silver last year, just shy of the 25-26.5 million ounces expected.

Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP's production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.

The 66.7 sq. km project sits 24 km southeast of the city of Pachuca and along strike from the historic Pachuca-Real del Monte epithermal vein camp.

According to local media, people are blaming the miner for polluting the Mashcón river and its tributaries.

Robert Mayne-Nicholls has worked in companies such as Codelco, Antofagasta and Barrick Gold.

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals

The government shutdown is adding to the woes of U.S. companies already paying tariffs for their steel and aluminum.

General Franklimberg Ribeiro de Freitas’s return to the country’s Indigenous Rights Agency (Funai) is seen by many as positive, as the agency has lost funding and authority on land issues.