Chilean companies expected to moderate growth plans, Fitch says
The administration of President Gabriel Boric recently pushed through increases in mining taxes and the minimum wage as well as a reduction in the workweek.
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Steel production generates up to 9% of global emissions.
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Construction will run over two-and-a-half years.
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The amount of toxic selenium and arsenic able to escape from coal ash depends largely on their nanoscale structures.
Glencore, carmakers lead $1bn acquisition of Appian nickel-copper mines in Brazil
Deal includes the gold royalty on Mineração Vale Verde, which will be sold to ACG for $65 million in cash.
Glencore bids for Teck Resources’ coal unit
The Swiss miner and commodities giant is willing to buy Teck's steelmaking coal business as alternative to a full merger.
Fed is set to pause and assess the effect of rate hikes
Federal Reserve policymakers are about to take their first break from an interest-rate hiking campaign that started 15 months ago.
Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining
The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining Law forbids deep-sea mining in Mexican waters and that the country should push for a global moratorium.
