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Rio Tinto promotes copper boss Bold Baatar to commercial chief

Baatar's role in the expansion of Oyu Tolgoi and the $6.2bn Simandou iron ore project highlights his suitability for the post.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 8, 2024 | 3:39 am

Peruvian gold mine’s power infrastructure attacked for the 14th time in two years

Illegal miners used dynamite to knock down two high-voltage towers…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 7, 2024 | 1:12 pm

First Quantum alerts Panamanian authorities of dangers of long-term concentrate storage at disputed copper mine

Regular monitoring has detected an increase in the chemical reactions…

Staff Writer | April 7, 2024 | 11:19 am

Dry Andes more sensitive to lithium mining than previously thought – study

Research shows that the Dry Andes region of Chile, Argentina…

Staff Writer | April 7, 2024 | 6:45 am

Video: British Columbia arms miners with new ESG digital credentials system

New digital credentials offered to BC mining operators will increase…

Northern Miner Staff | April 5, 2024 | 12:27 pm

Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023

It stepped up production at Los Pelambres after overcoming water issues at the operation, which is nearing the end of Phase 1 expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2024 | 7:06 am

Albemarle to cut jobs, halt expansions and sell stake in Liontown

The world's top lithium producer expects to reduce costs by $95m a year by reducing expenses, cutting jobs and selling unwanted assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2024 | 3:43 am

Train collision disrupts supplies to Africa’s biggest coal port

The disruption comes as Transnet struggles to improve its performance, particularly on the line that transports coal from mines in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province to the Richards Bay Coal Terminal.

Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 9:41 am

Ivanhoe, Gécamines to reopen historic Kipushi mine

The historic zinc-copper mine will restart in Q2 2024, with expected production pegged at more than 250,000 tonnes of zinc a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 16, 2024 | 9:03 am

Taseko inks $50m royalty deal for Florence copper mine construction

Funds will allow the Canadian miner to speed up construction of its Florence copper mine in Arizona, expected to begin production in 2025.

Staff Writer | January 16, 2024 | 5:19 am

Pilbara Minerals expands offtake deal with Ganfeng

The miner will supply 310,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate per annum over a period of three years to the end of 2026.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2024 | 5:29 am

First Quantum to halt Ravensthorpe nickel mine

The miner will sell nickel from the stockpiles for the next 18 months to two years, but would have to cut 30% of the workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 15, 2024 | 3:56 am

International organizations pen letter, report supporting Salvadoran anti-mining activists

Five men arrested last year played a central role in the events that led the Salvadoran government to pass the first-ever national prohibition on metals mining in 2017.

Staff Writer | January 14, 2024 | 1:43 pm

China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks

At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China.

Reuters | January 13, 2024 | 11:43 am

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