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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

New Peruvian president to deal with dozens of mining-related conflicts

Over 64% of the 191 social conflicts registered in recent months in Peru are linked to social and environmental concerns related to […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2021 | 12:54 pm

RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations

US-based Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), multi-industry initiative focused on delivering guidelines and rules for better traceability and responsibility along the mineral supply chains, has […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2021 | 7:39 am

Cerrejón lifts force majeure caused by blockades

After having declared force majeure due to a couple of blockades taking place since early May, Colombian coal mine Cerrejón informed that […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2021 | 11:35 am

Ganfeng Lithium mulls opening battery plant in Argentina

China’s Ganfeng Lithium, one of the world’s top producers of the commodity used in electric vehicle batteries, has inked an initial deal […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2021 | 3:52 am

From digging to electric fields: new technique to extract metals from hard rock ore

An international group of scientists has developed a new mining technique that uses electric fields, instead of digging, to extract metals from […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 16, 2021 | 8:09 am

BHP, Vale, Rio launch challenge to encourage haul truck electrification

Three resource giants, BHP (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP), Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO), and Vale (NYSE: VALE), launched today the Charge […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 7:22 pm

Antofagasta pledges net zero emissions by 2050

Chilean miner Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) became on Wednesday the latest copper major to commit to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The company also […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 12, 2021 | 3:59 am

Serabi Gold sacks senior officers in financial probe

Dual-listed Serabi Gold (LON:SRB) (TSX: SBI) said on Tuesday it was firing two of its Brazil-based senior managers, after finding unexplained cash […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 11, 2021 | 7:36 am

BHP braces for strike at Chilean copper mines

Unionized workers at BHP’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: BHP) Escondida and Spence copper mines in Chile are set to vote on a strike […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2021 | 8:07 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

New Peruvian president to deal with dozens of mining-related conflicts

RMI unveils set of rules to help miners fulfill ESG expectations

Cerrejón lifts force majeure caused by blockades

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