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Up to 40 percent of Codelco’s copper production at risk
Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, reported in a letter to lawmakers that up to 40% of its copper production is at risk if a law restricting mining operations near glaciers is passed. The letter, sent by Codelco to the Chilean Senate's Energy and Mines...
Plastics: moderate increases in May. Italy, Plastic Tax postponed to 2022.
The point on the Italian Plastic Tax. Yesterday, May 20, the Council of Ministers discussed the Decree Support Bis "Misure urgenti connesse all’emergenza da Covid-19, per le imprese, il lavoro, i giovani, la salute e i servizi territoriali". Among the measures...
BHP announces first production from South Flank mine
South Flank is an 80 Mtpa sustainable mine that, together with the existing Mining Area C, will form the world's largest operational iron ore hub, producing 145 million tonnes of iron ore each year. This hub is known as Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) and is an...
Chilean Escondida union hopes for deal but prepares for strike
The union representing workers at Chile's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, reported Wednesday that it was preparing for a lengthy strike if BHP to reach a "fair and equitable" agreement in the upcoming contract talks. In its first written comments ahead of...