Mining3 and Engie are the driving forces behind the Hydra Consortium.

The binding agreement ends a long-dragged standoff between the companies over funding for an expansion of the copper-gold mine in Mongolia.

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.

To support the resuming of operations, Panoramic has entered a five-year nickel and copper concentrate offtake agreement with Trafigura Group.

Supporting a moratorium is backing the continued destruction of our biodiverse carbon sinks and the numerous other environmental and social ills that come from land-mining, the company says.

They are the first global companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.