Wagner Group linked to $2.5 billion in illicit gold trading – report
Globally, artisanal and small-scale gold mining accounts for about 20% of annual gold production.
The world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, is facing a 24-hour strike on Monday in opposition to a plan that workers say would move Chile’s state-owned mining corporation toward privatization.
The Federation of Copper Workers , which represents 15,000 of the company’s 20,000 employees, called for the strike, which will be the company’s first in 18 years.
