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Chilean Court Approves Caserones Mine Environmental Damage Remediation Plan

A Chilean court on Tuesday approved a plan by JX Nippon’s Caserones Mine to rectify environmental damage despite a fresh challenge to its validity raised by farmers in the country’s northern CopiapΓ³ region. The $42 million compliance plan, which has …

Machines Taking Over Jobs at Giant Copper Mine in Chile

Machines are taking over a giant Chilean copper mine, replacing about a third of the workforce as owner Codelco struggles to keep its title as the world’s largest producer of the metal. Codelco officially inaugurated underground operations at its century-old …