One of China's top copper smelters has reduced production by 20-30 percent to comply with winter output restrictions, a company official said on Thursday.
The $300 million deal, which incorporates the Great Noligwa underground mine and related infrastructure, is expected to boost Harmony's operational cash flow by 60%.
The remote town of Nueva Fuerabamba was built to house around 1,600 people who gave up their village and farmland to make room for a massive, open-pit copper mine.
Democrats and environmentalists becoming increasingly concerned about why Interior Department remains silent about the National Academy of Sciences study.