Colombia’s environmental authority shelves Minesa’s licensing application for Soto Norte gold project Minesa is owned by the government of Abu Dhabi through its investment arm Mubadala Investment Company. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2020 | 12:06 pm
How mining companies can leverage geospatial, satellite data refinery By leveraging the data obtained from satellite and airborne imagery, geologists can accelerate their hypothesis formulation and exploration strategies to find new deposits. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2020 | 10:38 am
Companies operating in developing countries find new way to counteract corruption Some firms have been able to minimize the ability of host-country actors to request bribes by maximizing their bargaining power. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 4, 2020 | 6:35 am
Lundin Mining union in Chile says talks making “slow progress” Both the company and the union are trying to avoid a strike at the deposit. Reuters | October 4, 2020 | 6:30 am
Vale in talks with Tesla, EV sector for Canada nickel Musk offered a "giant contract" if supplies could be produced in an environmentally sensitive way. Reuters | October 2, 2020 | 3:18 pm
MMG’s Congo mine pauses production to switch from sulphide to oxide ore Production at the Kinsevere copper mine will be halted until the end of April 2021. Reuters | October 2, 2020 | 10:11 am
Northern Dynasty issues Pebble report in light of Trump mining order According to the company, Pebble's endowment would expand the US rhenium resource base by as much as 84%. Jackson Chen | October 2, 2020 | 10:06 am
RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks. MINING.com Editor | October 2, 2020 | 10:00 am
UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2020 | 9:51 am