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FILE PHOTO: Sheets of copper cathode are seen at the copper cathode plant inside the La Escondida copper mine near Antofagasta, some 1,545 km (980 miles) north of Santiago city and 3,100 meters (10,170 feet) above sea level, March 31, 2008.REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Chile’s Antofagasta CEO foresees higher 2024 copper prices

Copper mining in greater demand, says CEO, as global economy improves along with energy transition requirements.

FILE PHOTO: A miner uses a walkie-talkie inside 'El Teniente' copper mine of Chile's state copper giant Codelco in Rancagua, Chile March 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
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Copper output at Chile’s Codelco set to rise this year, CESCO says

Copper mining production projected to go up even as challenges continue for structural projects designed to extend the life of key mines and...

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
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US EPA expected to drop hydrogen from power plant rule, sources say

Green hydrogen skepticism could lead Biden administration to rethink new rules aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

FILE PHOTO: An industry tour group walks inside the Codelco El Teniente copper mine, the world's largest underground copper mine near Machali area, Rancagua, Chile October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Cambero
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Chile’s president says Codelco output to grow; touts investment climate

SANTIAGO — Chilean President Gabriel Boric told a major copper industry conference last week that he expects production at state-run miner Codelco to...

Chile's Mining Minister Aurora Williams speaks during an interview with Reuters in Santiago, Chile, April 18, 2024. Reuters/Pablo Sanhueza
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Chile’s Codelco eyeing more output, not competition with BHP: mining minister

Codelco, the world's largest copper producer and a symbol of national pride, is aiming this year to reverse two years of falling production...

The website for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention displays on a computer screen in Glenside, Pa., Monday, April 22, 2024, a new heat risk system developed with the National Weather Service. They unveiled a new color-coded system to warn Americans about heat danger, and it will set magenta as the most dangerous level. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Hotter than red: U.S. government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level

Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may...

Tesla electric vehicles are lined up at a dealership in Durango, northern Spain, October 30, 2023. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo
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Tesla expected to post lower profit margin amid doubts on growth, product strategy

Tesla is expected to report its lowest gross profit margin in more than six years on Tuesday after a chaotic week that included...

FILE PHOTO: View of the entrance of Freixenet, a Cava producer, in Sant Sadurni d'Anoia, near Barcelona, Spain, December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Catalan cava producer Freixenet to lay off 80% of workforce due to drought

Spanish cava producer Freixenet has presented a plan to lay off temporarily nearly 80% of its workforce due to a drought in the...

A prototype of a bifacial photovoltaic module is seen inside Italian utility Enel's solar panel gigafactory in Catania, Italy, November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello/File Photo
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Italy’s Antitrust probes Enel’s communication of energy price rises

Italy's Antitrust authority is looking into how the country's biggest utility Enel had communicated recent material gas and power price increases to its...

The Honda logo is displayed at the 44th Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
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Honda to build electric vehicles and batteries in Canada’s Ontario: source

Honda will build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario with financial support from the Canadian and provincial governments under a plan to...

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