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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

Gemstone jewellers, mining companies launch information centre to promote traceability

Jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo announced the launching […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2021 | 6:06 am

Preliminary results warrant drill campaign at Portofino’s Yergo lithium project in Argentina

Portofino Resources (TSXV: POR) announced that after receiving encouraging results from a geophysical survey and surface geochemical sampling program, it has filed […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2021 | 6:05 am

Copper prices set Teck profit on fire — up 247% in Q1

Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)(NYSE:TCK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, became one of the latest mining companies to see its profit swell thanks copper […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2021 | 3:44 am

Soaring iron ore prices boost Vale Q1 profit

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE: VALE), the world’s top iron ore producer, has beat first quarter profit estimates, as prices for the steel-making ingredient […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 27, 2021 | 5:56 am

More transparency, data usage expected from the mining industry of the future – report

With the help of 90 experts, Sandpit Innovation and Wikistrat simulated what the mining industry of the future may look like in the age of social awareness.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2021 | 1:46 pm

Vale production disappoints again, adding fuel to iron ore price rally

Vale’s iron ore output totaled 68.0 million tonnes in 1Q21, 14.2% higher than in 1Q20, but down 5.5% compared to 72 million […]

Bruno Venditti | April 19, 2021 | 5:32 pm

Hydra Consortium wants heavy-duty mining equipment to run on renewable hydrogen

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2021 | 6:11 am

Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joined project

Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 7:06 am

Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards

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

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 9:24 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

Gemstone jewellers, mining companies launch information centre to promote traceability

Preliminary results warrant drill campaign at Portofino’s Yergo lithium project in Argentina

Copper prices set Teck profit on fire — up 247% in Q1

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