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Copper mining

June 3, 2016

Chile is the world's largest copper producer and has profited from China's economic boom in the past decade. But as China's growth slowed, so did copper imports. Chile's small-scale miners are particularly vulnerable.

A mining truck against the mountain backdrop
Image: PROCHILE

World in Progress: Miners feeling the pinch

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