Judge denies Native American bid to block Rio Tinto’s copper project; Rhodium price roars above $20,000 in precious metals’ biggest rally; Rio Tinto to open North America’s first scandium plant in June

Native communities that ring the Atacama worry that mining may be depleting scarce freshwater and lithium-rich brine, reducing its availability for people and wildlife.

The measures, which include a reduction in personnel, come several months after the miner had resumed normal operations.

Operations continue at the copper mine after the country's Supreme Court upheld local indigenous communities' complaint about the project's water use.

Covid-19 restrictions in Chile hindered the miner’s ability to continue exploring the project.

The commodities market is witnessing the sharpest rally in more than a decade.

In 2019, the company produced a total of 239,991 oz gold, including 214,241 oz of gold from Segovia.