Strike threat averted at BHP’s Cerro Colorado mine
BHP strikes a deal with the Cerro Colorado labour union to avoid strike action.
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Glencore is stalling Chad’s debt revamp talks, premier says
About a third of Chad’s public external debt is owed to Glencore and other commercial lenders under an oil-for-cash program.
BHP, Codelco wage deals in Chile ease copper supply risks
Union leaders at a BHP Group mine in Chile will present a new wage proposal to members in the latest sign of easing labor tensions in the top copper-producing nation.
China intervenes in oil market with historic sale of reserves
The announcement comes amid surging energy costs in China and electricity shortages in some provinces that have forced some factories to cut production.
US House committee votes to block Rio Tinto’s Resolution mine
The San Carlos Apache tribe and other Native Americans say the mine would destroy sacred land.
Oil drilling bans advance in House with climate change assault
The $31.7 billion measure would also slap new fees on oil and mining companies.
Colombia not liable to pay $736m to Eco Oro Minerals
Eco Oro pulled out of the Angostura gold concession in 2019 after the project in Santander province was cut in half by a constitutional court ruling.
ArcelorMittal to triple iron ore production in Liberia
The company was exploring the possibility of expanding production to as much as 30 million tonnes a year.
Novel type of graphene proposed for high-performance sodium batteries
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology say that Janus graphene - named after the Roman god of new beginnings - can open new doors to high-capacity sodium-ion batteries.
