The EPA has filed a motion in the federal court requesting to vacate the Trump administration’s withdrawal of block on the mine’s development, imposed during the Obama rule.

Incidentally, Caserones is one among the smaller copper mines in Chile, recording an output of 126,972 tons of copper during the previous year.

Meantime, the representative of Minera Panama- the local unit that runs the mine, said that it expects a right balance between public interest and the company’s legal rights.

In addition, the company continued to report exceptional results from its Monto Do Cormo project in Brazil.