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Cobalt, copper mining in DRC fuelling forced evictions — report

Study links race to secure key battery metals to forced eviction of entire communities and grievous human rights abuses.

Staff Writer | September 12, 2023 | 5:19 am

Lundin secures environmental permit to extend Candelaria mine life

Approved EIA considers several improvements to the mine’s current operations,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2023 | 3:40 am

Copper price climbs amid Chinese currency recovery

New bank lending in China beat expectations by nearly quadrupling in August…

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 9:39 am

Scotgold shares halted as firm’s future in limbo

Scotgold said financing talks were at an “advanced stage”, but…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2023 | 7:05 am

Rail companies can weaken effects of carbon taxes on coal-fired energy – research

New research explains how and why rail transportation companies have…

Staff Writer | September 10, 2023 | 5:18 am

Mining Indaba: Marampa commissions 3.25mtpa iron ore expansion in Sierra Leone

Iron ore concentrate expansion part of a high-grade Marampa Blue product that could help reduce carbon emissions.

Henry Lazenby in Cape Town, South Africa | May 10, 2022 | 4:00 am

Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Africa

The gold giant is searching for copper projects in both Zambia and the DRC buoyed by a looming deficit and high prices for the metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2022 | 3:58 am

No trace of missing workers from Trevali’s flood-hit mine, three weeks later

Eight underground miners went missing on April 16 at its Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso after flooding caused by heavy rainfall disrupted operations.

Naimul Karim | May 9, 2022 | 1:02 pm

Copper price near 8-month low on tightening lockdowns in China

Investors are awaiting China’s April trade data due later in the session to gauge the scope of disruptions from covid-19 lockdowns.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 9:27 am

Iron ore price tumbles as covid curbs in China fuel demand concerns

China's iron ore imports in April fell nearly 13% to 86.06 million tonnes from the same period a year-ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 8:55 am

Imperial Metals speeds up work to reopen Mount Polley copper mine

Operations at the copper-gold mine in British Columbia are slated to restart before the end of June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2022 | 6:35 am

Adding basalt rock to agricultural land may lead to drastic CO2 emissions reduction – study

UK-based researchers say enhanced weathering has a removal potential of 6–30 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by 2050.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2022 | 6:06 am

Communities protesting against Las Bambas set up new conditions to negotiate with Peruvian government

The leaders of the Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities demanded that MMG join the dialogue process.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2022 | 12:35 pm

More women join Chile’s mining sector – report

The number of women working in Chile’s mining sector grew by 40% in the past 12 months.

Staff Writer | May 8, 2022 | 10:56 am

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