BHP earmarks $44 million for Samarco reopening four years after dam burst
Investment approval comes four years after a deadly dam collapse that killed 19 people and became the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.
Investment approval comes four years after a deadly dam collapse that killed 19 people and became the worst environmental disaster in the country’s history.
Three other nearby dams, Forquilha I, II and III, have already been halted because of what the regulator deems as a "Level 2" emergency.
This is one of the conclusions from a global inquiry launched after the collapse of a dam in Brazil that killed hundreds.
The Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose research proved critical in developing lithium-ion batteries said the ubiquitous technology energizing iPhones and Teslas is poised to become more powerful and cheaper.
IPOs in Hong Kong have raised $20.4 billion this year.
The former heap leach producer is located 55 km east of Dawson City.
The lightweight metal used in cars, airplanes and drinks cans is touted as a green alternative, yet it’s the most carbon-intensive industrial metal to produce.
Opinion: Mining companies are generally quite good at promoting social projects undertaken in the communities in which they operate, but full disclosure could show how much the mining companies' support was compared to the total income of these communities.
Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal.
The metals world is descending on London for the biggest annual bash in the industry’s calendar, but there’s not much to celebrate.