Mining People: Argonaut Gold, First Majestic, FPX Nickel, Int’l Battery Metals, MAS Gold Key moves in the mining sector. Staff Writer | March 11, 2022 | 6:00 am
11th annual Veolia Water Technologies scholarship awarded at SME Heath Orcutt, a graduate student at Colorado State University, was the recipient of the 2022 Veolia Water Technologies scholarship. Staff Writer | March 11, 2022 | 6:00 am
Billionaire Friedland banks on Liberia’s railway to tap Guinean iron He wants to begin development of Nimba, near Liberia’s border and estimated to hold 1 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore, next year. Bloomberg News | March 11, 2022 | 5:11 am
Guinea junta halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project The 2-billion-tonne iron ore deposit has sat undeveloped in Guinea's southeast for 25 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2022 | 3:47 am
Australia’s Nickel Mines drops share purchase plan amid market volatility Applications for the share purchase had far exceeded the company's target to about A$57 million. Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 5:15 pm
India’s Russian coal imports could be highest in over two years in March About 870,000 tonnes of Russian coal have already delivered or are expected to be delivered at Indian shores until March 20. Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 3:07 pm
Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama Chile's environmental regulator has fined Escondida $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction. Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 12:37 pm
Metal thieves stealing exhaust pipes send US auto claims 1,000% higher State Farm said Thursday that metal thieves in search of platinum, rhodium and palladium are stealing catalytic converters in ever-greater numbers. Bloomberg News | March 10, 2022 | 12:04 pm
Codelco board chairman resigns shortly before his term ends Juan Benavides held the position at the world's largest copper producing company since being appointed in May 2018. Reuters | March 10, 2022 | 11:52 am