Elon Musk’s Starlink linked to illegal mining in BrazilOver the past five weeks, Brazil's environment agency has seized seven Starlink terminals on Yanomami land.Jackson Chen | March 16, 2023 | 10:25 am
Vale scrubs coal from iron ore pellets for first timeDuring Vale's pilot, 15,000 tonnes of coal-free pellets were made…Reuters | March 16, 2023 | 7:55 am
Colombia coal mine gas blast kills at least 11The explosion took place late on Tuesday in a rural…Reuters | March 15, 2023 | 11:56 am
Brazilian aluminum producer CBA prices IPO at 11.20 reais per share The IPO is valued CBA at 6.7 billion reais ($1.3 billion). Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 1:41 pm
BHP’s Cerro Colorado must start from scratch on environmental plan The court said the initial environmental approvals had failed to "correctly evaluate" the risk of air pollution generated by the project. Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 11:06 am
Vale has decommissioned Fernandinho dam Work is part of a program to decomission dams that used similar structures to the one in Brumadinho, a dam that burst in 2019 and killed over 200. Reuters | July 13, 2021 | 7:44 am
Lundin Gold’s Fruta del Norte mine production exceeds expectations The mine, Ecuador's largest, delivered 108,799 ounces of gold in the three months to June 30, up from 104,137 ounces in the previous quarter. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2021 | 3:45 am
Vale says value of Samarco settlement not open to renegotiation The lead prosecutor had declined to say how much more they were looking for, but referenced a benchmark of 155 billion reais. Reuters | July 12, 2021 | 9:13 am
Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster Prosecutors felt a previous agreement - in which the companies agreed to pay around 20 billion reais ($3.80 billion)- had not been effective enough. Reuters | July 9, 2021 | 2:56 pm
Ero Copper hits 67 m of 9.21% Cu in extension of the Pilar mine Deepening extension drilling within the Pilar mine has delineated a new open zone of “Superpod” mineralization. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 7, 2021 | 4:57 pm
Chile’s mining royalties bill will hurt investment, jobs – finance minister The bill in its present form could hike taxes on miners by up to 75% depending on the price of copper. Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 4:51 pm
Solaris Resources reports high-grade intercepts at Warintza in Ecuador Highlights include 952 m grading 0.53% copper, 0.02% molybdenum, and 0.04 g/t gold. Northern Miner Staff | July 7, 2021 | 12:58 pm