Copper miner Antofagasta ‘progressing in early stages’ with US Twin Metals project: CEO

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Chile-focused copper miner Antofagasta PLC has filed for an initial permit to develop the copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals Twin Metals mine project in Minnesota, US, the company’s chief executive officer Ivan Arriagada said during the Financial Times Commodities Global Summit this week. The permit must be reviewed by the relevant agencies and go through public consultation, he said. “Our project is progressing in its early stages… we have designed it in a manner that is environmentally friendly,” Arriagada said during an interview at the virtual event. The due process of permitting for this greenfield project “will take a few years,” he said.