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BHP responds to allegations of abandoned mine reclamation plan in Chile

Global miner BHP said the Cerro Jarón reclamation plan is missing a sanitary permit.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 28, 2022 | 10:53 am

Ecuador to launch security program for mining projects

The Ecuadorian government is preparing a security program for mining…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 10:09 pm

Copper price hits 2-week high as China further eases covid curbs

China will stop requiring inbound travelers to go into quarantine starting from…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 8:53 am

CSN closes $500m iron ore purchase and sale deal with Glencore

CSN Mineração is the second largest exporter of iron ore…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 8:34 am

Extraterrestrial manganese turns out to be oxygen-free

Researchers discovered that under Mars-like conditions, manganese oxides can be…

Staff Writer | December 27, 2022 | 7:49 am

Xinjiang coal mine accident traps 21 – China state media

A section of the mine filled with water when 29 miners were working at the site in Hutubi county.

Reuters | April 11, 2021 | 9:26 am

Mineral-eating intraterrestrial bacteria may give clues on extraterrestrial life

These bacteria, which spread out and form biofilms, are being tested at a former gold mine in South Dakota.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 11, 2021 | 7:00 am

Ecuador holds election closely watched by global miners

Leftist Andrés Arauz and right-wing Guillermo Lasso have both vowed to continue promoting the oil and mining sectors, but their approach would be quite different.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 4:00 pm

The need for a battery gold rush in US

US automakers are finally making bold commitments to electrify their fleets, but in the short-term, there may not be enough lithium-ion batteries to go around.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 11:57 am

US interior secretary looks to restore Utah monuments slashed by Trump

The Bears Ears National Monument was slashed in size by former President Donald Trump to open it to mining, grazing and drilling.

Reuters | April 9, 2021 | 8:09 am

Greenland Minerals says it is focused on rare earths, not uranium

Doubts have risen over the future of the Kvanefjeld project as a left-wing party pledged on Wednesday its opposition after winning a parliamentary election.

Reuters | April 9, 2021 | 7:48 am

Codelco takes Ecuador to arbitration over stalled joint project

Chile's copper giant has requested international arbitration with Ecuador and its state-miner over the Llurimagua project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 9, 2021 | 7:06 am

High rates of vaccine hesitancy among mine employees in Mali – report

Data gathered in southern Mali by Critical Care International suggest very few of the population would accept a vaccine if offered today.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 7:00 am

Expander Energy, Vanderwell get key permit to build Canada’s first biomass-gas-to-liquids plant

The Slave Lake biomass-gas-to-liquids proposed project is expected to produce 6.5 million liters per year of low-carbon intensity, clean-burning synthetic diesel fuel.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 9, 2021 | 6:10 am

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