The drastic step, as reported by Reuters, is to "cut supply lines to gangs of illegal miners used to staying deep in the mines for months on end, threatening lives and official production."
An agreement, struck between the Cree Nation of the James Bay region and Quebec Premier Jean Charest, initiates the formation of a new regional government that will supersede the existing municipality of James Bay.
MINING.com had record high traffic last week; it could've been the weather or it could've been the excellent authorship. Either way here are the favourite stories from last week:
Copper is one of the most widely used metals on the planet, and has been for more than 10,000 years. Visual Capitalist has created an infographic on red metal's use throughout history.
First Quantum Minerals has announced it has temporarily suspended normal operations at its Guelb Moghrein copper-gold mine in Mauritania due to illegal strike action by some unionized employees.
The fire, which struck at Newmont Waihi Gold's Trio mine in New Zealand, has trapped nearly 30 miners who are believed to have escaped into underground rescue chambers.
Whether it's raising islands, splitting mountains or extracting resources; people are constantly changing the face of the planet. Miners have made some of the largest holes in an effort to move ore to mills.
