Illegal Amazon miners are expanding into copper as prices surgeEarlier this month, agents dismantled illicit mines in Canaa dos Carajas, near Vale’s Sossego mine.Bloomberg News | March 31, 2023 | 7:33 am
Barrick Gold, PNG ink new deal to restart Porgera mineThrough the New Porgera Progress Agreement all parties have committed…Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2023 | 3:43 am
Fire shuts Peabody coal mine and there’s no estimate for restartThe Shoal Creek mine, about 56 kilometers west of Birmingham,…Bloomberg News | March 30, 2023 | 1:00 pm
Zijin Mining to explore for lithium in DRC The Chinese miner has launched its first lithium exploration project in a joint venture with DRC-owned firm Cominiere. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2022 | 6:04 am
Fortescue to buy Williams Advanced Engineering for $222m Fortescue Future Industries and WAE will work together to decarbonise Fortescue. Reuters | January 23, 2022 | 2:18 pm
Teck Resources announces new contract with union at British Columbia mine The United Steelworkers have ratified a new collective agreement, replacing the one that expired on Sept. 30, 2021. Reuters | January 22, 2022 | 6:51 pm
Peru groups agree to services deal with MMG mine after protests Community groups in Peru agreed to provide trucking services to the Las Bambas copper mine. Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 8:50 pm
Vale expects to pay $1.65 billion in Brumadinho reparations in 2022 The amount does not include the figure the company will spend on individual compensations, which are being negotiated. Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 1:35 pm
Serbian government blasts green groups for scuttling Rio Tinto’s lithium project The world's shortage of lithium would be exacerbated with the cancellation of the Jadar project, experts said. Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 12:35 pm
Back to drawing board for new Rio chief as lithium mine scrapped Serbia’s decision is a blow to Stausholm, who after winning the helm just over a year ago said he was aiming to win back trust for the world’s second-largest miner. Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 11:12 am
Kibali achieves 2021 guidance; set for third year of net DRC gold reserve growth Barrick’s Kibali paid $200 million in 2021 distributions. Henry Lazenby | January 21, 2022 | 10:07 am
Nutrien is a possible takeover target for BHP, analyst says The world’s top fertilizer producer could be a takeover target for BHP Group after a “peculiar” CEO change earlier this month. Bloomberg News | January 21, 2022 | 7:58 am