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Chile sues BHP, Albemarle, Antofagasta over water use

Lawsuit singles out BHP’s Escondida copper mine, Antofagasta and Barrick’s 50-50 Zaldívar operation and Albemarle’s lithium assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 5:46 am

Enhanced aluminum for aircraft now a possibility

Studying aluminum alloys at the atomic level revealed previously unknown…

Staff Writer | April 8, 2022 | 5:05 am

World’s top diamond miner Alrosa hit by US sanctions

The measure against the Russian state-owned diamond miner seeks to…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2022 | 3:37 am

Kinross to post first resource for Great Bear in 2022, with PFS to follow

The miner acquired the project in Red Lake, Ontario in…

Naimul Karim | April 7, 2022 | 3:11 pm

LME risks more squeezes as metal stockpiles hit lowest in decades

“Copper is sleepwalking towards a stockout,” analysts say.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2022 | 1:03 pm

Chile’s Mining Production Index falls in December

The 9.3% drop in the Mining Production Index pushed down the Industrial Production Index by 4.1% in 12 months.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 31, 2021 | 6:59 am

Mining the Amazon brings low returns for local communities – study

The Amazon currently has more than 4,470 illegal mining sites.

Bruno Venditti | January 29, 2021 | 10:44 am

Uganda tungsten miner files competition case against International Tin Association

Owner of Uganda's only tungsten mine has filed a claim against the ITA over alleged anti-competitive behaviour.

Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 10:06 am

Scotgold shares fall on “teething” issues at Cononish

The Scottish miner revealed a series of hiccups standing in the way of its plans to ramp up production at Cononish.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 9:44 am

Silver prices rally for a second day on Reddit frenzy

Reddit traders may find other commodities harder to hit, analysts say.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 9:01 am

Kyrgyzstan bans foreign companies from future mining projects

The economy of the Central Asian nation relies heavily on gold mining.

Reuters | January 29, 2021 | 7:50 am

Tianqi’s top shareholder to get up to $2.5bn injection

Chengdu Tianqi Industrial Group will receive up 16 billion yuan that may help the miner to pay down debt.

MINING.com Editor | January 29, 2021 | 7:25 am

Thyssenkrupp’s Canada plant to produce 11,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year

Thyssenkrupp’s Canadian subsidiary will build an 88-megawatt water electrolysis plant capable of producing 11,100 tonnes of hydrogen per year.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 29, 2021 | 6:08 am

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 3:58 am

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