Freeport, Tsingshan finalising $2.8bn copper smelter next week
The smelter will have an input capacity of 2.4 million tonnes of copper concentrate and an output capacity of 600,000 tonnes.
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Canadian miner meets Mexican officials over labor dispute
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Granada searches for gold, finds critical minerals
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