18+ hour, 40+ min ago  (199+ words) April 20 (Reuters) " Chile's government is aiming to speed up mining permit approvals to help unlock an investment "pipeline worth more than $100 billion, "Economy and Mining Minister Daniel Mas said in an interview published on Monday, as the world's top copper…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (326+ words) PANAMA CITY, April 7 (Reuters) " Panama's government formally approved on Tuesday for Canada's First Quantum Minerals to remove, process and export stockpiled ore at its shuttered Cobre Panama "mine, one of the world's largest open-pit copper deposits. The ministry "and First…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (414+ words) March 12 (Reuters) " China has widened a ban on BHP iron ore for the second time in two weeks, escalating a months-long contract dispute with the world's third-largest supplier of the key steelmaking ingredient. China Mineral Resources "Group (CMRG), the state-run…...