智利国家铜业公司获批28亿美元Ministro Hales扩建项目环境许可

Group 1 - Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, announced that its Ministro Hales copper mine project has received environmental approval to extend its lifespan until 2054, requiring an investment of $2.8 billion [2] - The project aims to increase the mine's annual production from 170,000 tons to 200,000 tons [2] Group 2 - China, as the largest copper consumer globally, faces three major challenges: rising dependence on foreign upstream resources, overcapacity in the midstream processing sector, and suppressed downstream demand due to high copper prices [2] - To assist the industry in navigating these changes, Shanghai Nonferrous Metals Network has collaborated with copper industry enterprises to compile the "2026 China Copper Industry Chain Distribution Map" in both Chinese and English [2]