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Colombian president reiterates negative to allowing gold mining in the Andes mountains

During a meeting with páramo communities, Gustavo Petro reiterated his opposition to Minesa’s Soto Norte project.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 4, 2023 | 1:43 pm

Canada faces pressure to ban deep-sea mining

Scientists and NGOs are asking Ottawa to ban the activity,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2023 | 6:52 am

Silver proves effective for fighting superbugs

Microscopic spheres of silver small enough to operate at the…

Staff Writer | February 3, 2023 | 5:05 am

Taseko confirms talks to up stake in Gibraltar copper mine

Confidential discussions with Japan's Sojitz have focused on the potential…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 3, 2023 | 3:58 am

Copper price rebounds as Fed messaging weakens the dollar

Demand shows little sign of improving, however, with Chinese import…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 2, 2023 | 11:00 am

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body of plans to start deep-sea mining, giving the International Seabed Authority two years to complete long-running talks on rules governing the new and controversial industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 2:45 pm

British Columbia Supreme Court drops bombshell on natural gas industry

Court found the B.C. government infringed the Blueberry River First Nation’s treaty rights by allowing decades of industrial development in their traditional territory.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 2, 2021 | 11:57 am

Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu

The amount of ore transported is equivalent to the weight of 35,000 major soccer stadiums like the famous Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 9:15 am

New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener

The new methods involve retrieving parts of the battery so they can be reused, which can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions.

Reuters | July 2, 2021 | 7:48 am

Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port

Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 after 5 months of maintenance.

Bruno Venditti | July 2, 2021 | 6:35 am

Cameco suspends Cigar Lake operations due to close wildfire

Canadian uranium miner has temporarily suspended production as a precaution due to the proximity of a wildfire burning in the vicinity of the mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2021 | 6:16 am

General Motors moves to secure US-sourced lithium for its EVs

The US largest automaker is investing “multi millions” in a lithium project poised to become the country's largest by 2024.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 5:47 am

US Forest Service advances Perpetua Resources’ plan for Idaho Stibnite-Gold project

The project could become one of the largest and highest-grade open-pit gold mines in the US —and the country’s only primary producer of antimony.

MINING.com Editor | July 1, 2021 | 12:43 pm

Ice Road built by diamond miners in Canada’s Far North gets Netflix debut

The Ice Road has been jointly run by three mining companies – Diavik Diamond Mines, Dominion Diamond Corporation, and De Beers Canada – for over 20 years since the start of Canada’s diamond rush in 1999.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 1, 2021 | 6:32 am

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