Rio Tinto neglected good communication with Indigenous groups – executive The blasting of two ancient sacred caves in May caused public outcry and the departure of Rio's chief executive and two deputies. Reuters | November 25, 2020 | 10:54 am
These days, the smart money is staying away from Arctic drilling Both oil companies and banks have decided they can no longer tolerate the risk of drilling in one of the fastest-warming places on the globe. Bloomberg News | November 25, 2020 | 10:23 am
Mexico mulls reviving plans for nature reserve in mining district Proposal seeks to set a semi-arid desert biosphere reserve covering 2.58Mha across eight municipalities of the Zacatecas state. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2020 | 10:15 am
Nevada Copper shares surge on new financing Shares of Nevada Copper surged 22.2% by noon EST Wednesday, MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2020 | 8:47 am
Hudbay Minerals’ 777 mine back at full tilt While Q4 production and sales volumes will be impacted, the miner still expects the Manitoba business unit to achieve its 2020 targets. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2020 | 7:03 am
Women in Mining report receives record nominations in 2020 The names of over 600 women from 60 countries were submitted to be included in the “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” book. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2020 | 6:23 am
Mexico approves Minera Alamos’ environmental statement for La Fortuna gold project The company now has all the key federal approvals necessary for the construction of a commercial-scale mine at the La Fortuna site. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 25, 2020 | 6:20 am
Galaxy Resources to raise $118m for Argentina lithium project Capital raised will be used to advance the first stage of development of the company’s Sal de Vida lithium brine project. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2020 | 3:52 am
Russia, Australia to drive global gold output growth – report Fitch forecasts global gold production to increase from 106moz in 2020 to 134moz by 2029, averaging 2.5% annual growth. MINING.com Editor | November 24, 2020 | 3:37 pm