Moody’s flags significant ESG risks to mining with new ratings

The ratings agency has released new ESG issuer profile and credit impact scores for the global metals and mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2021 | 8:03 am

Lucara digs up 470-carat diamond at Karowe

The top light brown "cleavage" diamond measures 49x42x26mm and is Lucara’s third diamond over 300 carats found this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2021 | 6:58 am

In 2017, the project was estimated to cost C$7.4 billion. It was revised to C$12.6 billion in 2020.

Noront has an "immediate need for funding."

MINING.com Editor | June 7, 2021 | 9:43 am

Nighthawk has completed 18,200 metres of this year’s 41,420-metre phase 1 drill program at Indin Lake.

United Steelworkers are set to vote on ratifying a new four-year collective agreement with employer ArcelorMittal in the coming days.

Henry Lazenby | June 6, 2021 | 2:34 pm

Volkswagen CTO Thomas Schmall flags IPO for new battery division and all but commits the automaker to investing in mining.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 12:32 pm

The fertilizer producer will restart its idled Colonsay mine to offset some of the production drop, estimated at 1 million tonnes of potash.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2021 | 7:26 am

Barrick CEO said that if everything goes as planned, the Porgera gold mine will resume operations later this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2021 | 6:51 am