Antofagasta profit, dividend hit records on soaring copper prices
The copper miner's EBITDA increased about 80% to $4.8 billion in 2021, allowing it to pay the biggest dividend in its 134-year history.
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Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion soars to over $16 billion
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Women in Mining: The need for qualitative diversity
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Gold price holds near 8-month high as investors monitor Ukraine crisis
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