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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

Newmont’s five-year outlook sees steady production growth, improving costs

Gold major Newmont has released a five-year production and costs outlook, which suggests production growth and lower costs through 2025. This most […]

Alisha Hiyate | December 9, 2020 | 6:06 pm

Outcrop shares up on fourth discovery at Santa Ana

The company's stock on the TSXV was up 10% on Tuesday afternoon.

Bruno Venditti | December 8, 2020 | 5:17 pm

Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas

Three different organizations have set up blockades along the corridor used by Las Bambas to transport its product and receive supplies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2020 | 9:34 pm

Mine ponds in the Peruvian Amazon cause toxic mercury pollution

A recent study by researchers in Peru and the US found that, in the past 35 years, there has been a 670% […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2020 | 3:25 pm

Vale reduces 2020 iron ore output forecast

Company expects to produce 300-305 million tonnes this year, missing a previously lowered 2020 target of at least 310 million tonnes.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 2, 2020 | 5:27 pm

Cordoba Minerals resumes work at Alacrán project in Colombia

The recommencement is possible due to a relaxation of covid-19 restrictions and the expiry of Alacrán title force majeure declared on May 24, 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2020 | 1:57 am

Hochschild halts San Jose operations in Argentina

Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE: HOC) has temporarily suspended operations at its San Jose mine due to a significant increase in covid-19 infections in […]

Bruno Venditti | November 30, 2020 | 5:05 pm

Peru new mining minister to streamline permitting process

Jaime Galvez aims to reduce the current consultation period during the exploration phase to six months, down from about 12 months it currently takes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2020 | 9:28 am

Dominican Minister of Mines dismisses rumours that link Barrick’s advanced payments to tailings dam approval

Minister Antonio Almonte said that the approval of the Pueblo Viejo tailings dam will depend on the results of a detailed environmental impact assessment.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 29, 2020 | 9:03 pm

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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

Newmont’s five-year outlook sees steady production growth, improving costs

Outcrop shares up on fourth discovery at Santa Ana

Protests in Peru affecting transport of copper concentrate from Las Bambas

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