BHP train drivers to start ‘restrained’ industrial action on Friday Worries about a strike had lent support to iron ore prices, which are trading at the highest levels since February. Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 8:10 am
Kremlin, facing diamond ban, says EU sanctions have ‘boomerang effect’ EU diplomatic sources said last week the proposal under discussion was to ban direct diamond imports from Russia from Jan. 1. Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 8:04 am
Union set to strike at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine next week The workers union said the strike would last 48 hours with the union demanding a better distribution of profits for workers. Reuters | November 20, 2023 | 7:57 am
Franco-Nevada cuts guidance on Cobre Panama mine woes The Canadian firm has a streaming deal with First Quantum’s local unit Minera Panama covering the giant Cobre Panama copper mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2023 | 7:17 am
Next-gen gas sensor technology proposed for industrial, medical settings New organic–inorganic hybrid gas sensors have shown to be durable, selective, and highly sensitive. Staff Writer | November 20, 2023 | 6:06 am
Lucapa puts Merlin feasibility study on back burner The diamond miner will focus on assessing a smaller scale, lower cost path to mine development amid weak market conditions. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2023 | 5:13 am
First Quantum to halt Panama mine if blockade goes on The Canadian miner said that without shipments arriving at Cobre Panama copper mine’s port, it will run out of supplies this week. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 20, 2023 | 3:26 am
Illegal mining causing high mercury levels in Colombia’s Cali River The Attorney General's Office of Colombia issued a communiqué alerting about high levels of mercury and lead in the Cali River. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 19, 2023 | 12:13 pm
Leonardo DiCaprio backs Panamanians’ protests against First Quantum’s operation Hollywood actor has joined the demands of Panamanian activists asking for the shutdown of First Quantum Mineral’s Cobre Panamá copper mine. Staff Writer | November 19, 2023 | 10:54 am
