UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval
West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.
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US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control
Washington has sunk $25 million into battery metals company TechMet, which is developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil.
UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved
Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion
Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021.
Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari
Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine.
Scotland’s first commercial gold mine to open in November
The explorer has found “encouraging” signs of more precious metals at its Cononish gold and silver project in Scotland’s Highlands.
Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining
Executive order declares a national emergency in the mining industry, a move aimed at expanding domestic production of rare earths.
SolGold’s pre-feasibility study for Alpala delayed
Covid-19 restrictions limited physical access to the site, resulting in critical data not being available to complete the study by end of September.
Bacanora Lithium sells 50% of German project to Erris
The Zinnwald project, located in the heart of Europe's chemical and car industries, would be Erris’ first project in Germany.
Newmont, Agnico Eagle team up in Colombia
The companies have formed a joint venture to explore the Anzá project and other prospective “district-scale” gold targets in Colombia.
Rio Tinto logs smallest first-half profit in five years on lower iron ore prices
The world's largest iron ore producer posted underlying earnings of $4.81B in H1 down 16% from a year earlier.