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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

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

The electric mining vehicle industry is expected to be valued at nearly $23 billion by 2044, according to a new report by […]

Staff Writer | May 26, 2024 | 7:31 am

ICSID rules in favour of Peru in decade-long dispute with Kaloti Metals

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Peru in a decade-long dispute with gold dealer Kaloti […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2024 | 7:28 am

JV video: Culpeo drills high-grade discovery in copper-rich Chile

Just two years after listing on the ASX, Culpeo Minerals (ASX: CPO; US-OTC: CPORF) is drilling high-grade copper in Chile at its two main […]

Blair McBride | May 16, 2024 | 10:01 am

Suppliers ask Newmont to reopen Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

The Santa Cruz Chamber of Mining Suppliers and Services (CAPROMISA) issued a communiqué expressing its members’ concern over the month-long closure of […]

Staff Writer | May 12, 2024 | 8:42 am

Colombian largest drug cartel extracting gold from protected area – governor

The governor of Colombia’s central-northern department of Santander, Juvenal Díaz, denounced the presence of members of the Gulf Clan, also known as […]

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 11:59 am

Antofagasta’s Centinela project to offer peculiar employment scheme

After securing $2.5 billion in funding earlier this year, Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON: ANTO) announced that it is ready to start with […]

Staff Writer | May 5, 2024 | 7:28 am

Court decision to uphold mining ban in Colombian town impacts AngloGold project

The Tenth Administrative Court of Ibagué, the capital city of Colombia’s western Tolima department, ratified a mining ban in the Cajamarca municipality, […]

Staff Writer | April 28, 2024 | 8:46 am

Antofagasta fined for breaking water extraction rules in drought-ridden Chilean region

Chile’s General Water Directorate (DGA) issued a $695,000 fine to Antofagasta Minerals’ (LON: ANTO) Minera Los Pelambres for the unauthorized extraction of […]

Staff Writer | April 27, 2024 | 5:55 pm

E-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners but adoption is slow – report

A new report by IDTechEx states that investing in e-haul trucks could result in major savings for miners due to the replacement […]

Staff Writer | April 24, 2024 | 6:06 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

Electric mining vehicle industry’s value to reach $23 billion by 2044 – report

ICSID rules in favour of Peru in decade-long dispute with Kaloti Metals

JV video: Culpeo drills high-grade discovery in copper-rich Chile

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