Samarco creditors postpone debt restructuring decision to April 18 The Brazilian joint venture offered improved conditions to creditors in a new restructuring plan. Reuters | April 1, 2022 | 11:14 am
LME nickel volumes tumbled 28% in March amid shutdown The average daily volume of combined LME nickel futures and options slumped to 64,952 lots in March. Reuters | April 1, 2022 | 9:45 am
Agnico Eagle upbeat on Australia growth prospects Gold miner is bullish on the prospects for its Fosterville mine. Reuters | April 1, 2022 | 8:07 am
With court’s backing, Ecuador’s indigenous block Amazon mining Indigenous communities in Peru are also fighting new projects, Reuters | April 1, 2022 | 7:53 am
Eight killed as coal mine shaft in Serbia collapses The accident at the Soko mine, about 250 kilometres south of Belgrade, happened when coal collapsed in an excavation chamber. Reuters | April 1, 2022 | 7:42 am
Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit Potash Corp has laid out plans to reduce the country's dependence on fertilizer imports by opening a potash mine in the Amazon. Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 10:41 am
US senator ‘worried’ about Chinese stake in MP Materials "It kind of disturbs me to know that there's a big Chinese interest there" Senator Lisa Murkowski said. Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 9:34 am
Chile’s former Energy Minister appointed new Codelco chair Maximo Pacheco held the role of energy minister from 2014 to 2016 during socialist ex-President Michelle Bachelet's administration Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 7:38 am
Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe The project, expected to start producing in two years, will produce 150,000 ounces a year of PGMs in concentrate in its first phase. Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 7:29 am
BHP prepares for fresh battle against $6.6bn Brazil dam lawsuit Case argues BHP was “woefully negligent” in the run-up to the 2015 Samarco dam failure. Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 3:47 am
Australian uranium explorers Deep Yellow, Vimy agree on $493m merger deal The deal comes as uranium prices nearly doubled last year amid a global push for renewable power. Reuters | March 30, 2022 | 6:03 pm
Honduras orders Aura Minerals subsidiary to suspend gold mining at indigenous cemetery Honduran authorities ordered a subsidiary of Canada’s Aura Minerals Inc to suspend open-pit gold mining on Wednesday at an indigenous cemetery site, drawing fierce opposition […] Reuters | March 30, 2022 | 6:01 pm