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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

Ero Copper study expands Boa Esperanca mine life, doubles production

An updated feasibility study for Ero Copper‘s (TSX: ERO; NYSE: ERO) Boa Esperanca project in Brazil has doubled life-of-mine copper production and […]

Alisha Hiyate | September 28, 2021 | 9:38 am

Cordoba raises $15M for Alacran PFS

Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; OTC: CDBMF) has completed a $15-million rights offering, by issuing 27.8 million common shares. The proceeds will be […]

Marilyn Scales | September 27, 2021 | 11:54 am

Nokia drives digital transformation with underground 5G

Nokia and AngloGold Ashanti Colombia, in collaboration with Epiroc, Sandvik, Tigo and OSC Top solutions, conducted the first underground 5G mining trial in Jerico, Colombia, […]

Marilyn Scales | September 27, 2021 | 11:49 am

Equinox Gold PFS for Aurizona expansion outlines US$154M capex to extend mine life to 11 years

Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) has released the prefeasibility study for the expansion of its 100%-owned Aurizona gold mine in Brazil. The plan covers […]

Marilyn Scales | September 20, 2021 | 12:12 pm

BHP, CAT strengthen alliance to develop zero-emission mining trucks

BHP and Caterpillar announced that they are accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2021 | 6:06 am

Vale selects Schneider Electric to boost safety, efficiency in Brazil

Vale SA has selected Schneider Electric and AVEVA to supply the hardware and software, respectively, to integrate, centralize and monitor its Mariana […]

Marilyn Scales | August 23, 2021 | 10:54 am

Clay found in bauxite deposits helps produce low-carbon cement

Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in Germany and the Brazilian University of Pará have found an alternative to the alternative […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2021 | 6:06 am

Tin mine supply expected to grow through 2021 – report

A new outlook by Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research forecasts that tin mine supply will grow strongly in 2021 due […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

Antiplano begins underground drilling at Farellon

Altiplano Metals (TSXV: APN) has begun an underground drill program at its Farellon copper-gold project near La Serena, Chile. The company recently […]

Marilyn Scales | July 13, 2021 | 10:50 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

Ero Copper study expands Boa Esperanca mine life, doubles production

Cordoba raises $15M for Alacran PFS

Nokia drives digital transformation with underground 5G

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