Balochistan halts $3.5bn copper project
Despite the relative poverty of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, the local authorities have decided that the proposed Reko Diq mine will not make things better. The company involved, Antofagasta…
Bolivia and Chile battle for Silala water rights
…driest place on earth. UK-listed Antofagasta, based in Chile, not only uses the water for its own mining. It also sells water at considerable profit (almost US$85 million last year)….
BHP Billiton: image and reality
…kilometres from the Chilean border and the region of Antofagasta. The team verified that at least five wells have been drilled and are ready to be connected to an aqueduct…