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Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process

Governor Dunleavy sued Biden last week for the president's 2023 decision to block the giant Pebble project. The suit seeks more than $700 billion.

Reuters | March 20, 2024 | 3:38 pm

Glencore-backed Peru zinc miner Volcan halts three mines over permits

Volcan said it would suspend its operations in the San…

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 11:37 am

LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point

The Saudi hub would service the Middle East, North and…

Reuters | March 19, 2024 | 8:55 am

Glencore’s Nordenham zinc smelter starts ramping up output

The smelter in Germany halted production in 2022 because of…

Reuters | March 15, 2024 | 7:05 am

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say

KZK was paused last year when the Kaska Nation said…

Blair McBride | March 13, 2024 | 1:45 pm

BHP’s Olympic Dam mine halted after storm hits

Severe electrical storms have damaged critical transmission infrastructure in South Australia, where the mine is located.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2024 | 3:49 am

Mining associations unveil effort to simplify sector’s ESG standards

The new program, called the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative, aims to simplify the current mining standards.

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | 10:53 am

Colombia mining group warns government decree puts sector at risk

The decree, published at the beginning of this year, allows Colombia's environment ministry to declare areas as natural resource reserve zones for a five-year period.

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | 8:58 am

Industrial metals slump as sentiment on China demand worsens

Prices have faded as government briefings on the Chinese economic policy fell short of expectations.

Bloomberg News | October 17, 2024 | 7:45 am

Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing

Cornish Metals is getting closer to reopening the past-producing South Crofty tin mine in the UK.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2024 | 5:03 am

Saudi’s Manara in advanced talks to buy stake in First Quantum’s Zambian mines

Manara, a JV between Ma'aden and its $925 billion public investment fund, wants between 15% and 20% of the Zambian assets.

Reuters | October 17, 2024 | 3:00 am

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Alaska governor calls on Biden to update mine permit process

Glencore-backed Peru zinc miner Volcan halts three mines over permits

LME plans to list Saudi port as a copper and zinc delivery point

Glencore’s Nordenham zinc smelter starts ramping up output

BMC’s Kudz Ze Kayah project in Yukon can go ahead after talks help address Indigenous concerns, governments say

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BHP’s Olympic Dam mine halted after storm hits

Mining associations unveil effort to simplify sector’s ESG standards

Colombia mining group warns government decree puts sector at risk

Industrial metals slump as sentiment on China demand worsens

Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing

Saudi’s Manara in advanced talks to buy stake in First Quantum’s Zambian mines

Blue Moon shareholder battle spotlights shades of grey in junior market

BHP iron ore output beats, copper production edges up on better grades at Escondida

Peru’s August copper output jumps 11% after five-month decline