Mining hotspots for 2021 in Latin America, Africa – report

While appetite for copper-mining assets is picking up, a supply crunch is imminent, experts say.

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."

The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on as a member.

The leak in the pipeline, which carries slurry to a port in Rio de Janeiro state, occurred on March 12 and forced the miner to suspend operations until March 27.

Altamira Gold is mimicking big players' strategies in the Juruena Belt.

All that can be said with confidence is that, for the next few years, both supply and demand will grow strongly.

Company now owns 90% of Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, which main asset is the namesake copper project in Northern Chile.

Healthy demand for molybdenum rich stainless steel, especially from the oil and gas industry, plus sluggish supply growth are expected to keep the price of this minor metal riding high.

It said the leak of non-hazardous iron ore slurry was stopped within eight minutes and caused no disruption to local water supply.