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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

Portofino Resources confirms lithium-rich brines at Yergo project in Argentina

The Canadian company identified two large, anomalous sub-basins within the project’s Aparejos Salar.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 6:11 am

Engie ready to build wind farm that will supply Anglo American’s Quellaveco project in Peru

Construction of the 260MW Punta Lomitas wind park is expected to begin in the second half of 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 6, 2021 | 6:06 am

Steinmetz loses latest battle against Vale over Simandou

Brazilian prosecutors have closed an investigation into Vale executives based on documents supplied by Steinmetz.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2021 | 6:24 am

Colombian authorities continue rescue efforts for 11 miners trapped inside flooded pit

Eleven people have been trapped since March 26 inside the pit of an unregulated gold operation in the central Caldas department.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2021 | 10:36 am

BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining

They are the first global companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:42 am

Eleven miners trapped inside flooded gold mine in Colombia

The emergency at an illegal gold mine in Caldas was reported on Friday, March 26, 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2021 | 11:05 am

Cordoba restarts PFS work following police operation at Colombia project

Cordoba Minerals is now operating three drill rigs under the protection of both Colombian police and the military.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 6:06 am

Mitsui Mining exits copper with Collahuasi stake sale

Deal leaves the buyer, trading house Mitsui & Co, with a 12% interest in the open-pit copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 3:56 am

Nexa Resources halts zinc mine in Brazil

The miner has detected unusual ground displacements at the Extremo Norte mine, part of the Vazante complex.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2021 | 9:20 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

Portofino Resources confirms lithium-rich brines at Yergo project in Argentina

Engie ready to build wind farm that will supply Anglo American’s Quellaveco project in Peru

Steinmetz loses latest battle against Vale over Simandou

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