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Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster

A court in Belo Horizonte ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove that "individual actions" directly contributed to the collapse of the dam.

Bruno Venditti | November 14, 2024 | 10:00 am

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

Deep sea mining is expected to negatively affect countries that…

MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2024 | 1:00 am

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

Ross Beaty flipped the laptop around and pointed its camera…

Colin McClelland | November 8, 2024 | 6:00 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

Salt Lake City, Utah – Liberty Gold’s (TSX: LGD) vice-president…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 9:00 am

Mining people: Li-FT Power, Patriot Battery Metals, Liberty Gold

Changes in management this week: CDN Maverick appoints Adam Cegielski as CEO. Li-FT Power announced David Smithson as SVP geology and Carl […]

Alisha Hiyate | January 26, 2023 | 11:07 am

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

An international team of researchers led by the University of São Paulo in Brazil has developed a portable copper sensor that is […]

Staff Writer | January 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

Argentinian lawyers call for annulment of provincial lithium law

The Argentine Institute of Mining Law (IADEM) is calling for the annulment of Law N°10.608, which declared lithium and its derivatives as […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 22, 2023 | 11:52 am

Mining people: International Iconic Gold, Pure Energy Minerals, Argentina Lithium and Energy

Management changes announced this week: Chalice Mining appointed Mike Nelson as role of general manager, project development, effective Feb. 1 2023. International […]

Alisha Hiyate | January 19, 2023 | 11:54 am

Metso Outotec, Codelco voted winners of the Mining Magazine 2022 Awards

Metso Outotec has received the award in the software category for its Geminex metallurgical digital twin and in the services support category […]

Alisha Hiyate | January 16, 2023 | 12:27 pm

Glencore evacuates personnel after protesters vandalize Antapaccay mine camp

The campsite at Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru was vandalized by a group of people protesting against the country’s new […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 14, 2023 | 12:55 pm

First Quantum to appeal Panama order to halt giant copper mine

Canada’s First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) said on Tuesday it planed to appeal an order by Panama’s government to halt its giant copper […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2023 | 3:41 am

Mining investments on the rise in Peru

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem) issued its latest Mining Statistical Bulletin which shows that accumulated mining investments rose by […]

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 8:02 am

Colombian municipalities affected by exit of Glencore’s subsidiary demand smooth transition into non-mining activities

The mayors of five municipalities that fall within the Cesar mining corridor, in northern Colombia, have asked the Gustavo Petro government to […]

Staff Writer | December 29, 2022 | 11:46 am

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Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

Ross Beaty awarded TNM’s lifetime achievement award

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Site visit: Liberty Gold fast tracks past-producing Black Pine in Idaho

Mining people: Li-FT Power, Patriot Battery Metals, Liberty Gold

Flexible copper sensor can detect heavy metals in sweat

Argentinian lawyers call for annulment of provincial lithium law

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