Nigeria has suspended mining in the restive northwestern state of Zamfara, a presidential aide and the police chief said on Sunday, amid concerns that illegal miners were connected to a surge in banditry. The suspension underscores the breakdown of sec…
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Copper producers must collectively raise their game to improve the metal’s ethical and green credentials as ageing mines require more water and energy to produce the same amount of metal, one of BHP’s most senior executives said on Friday.
Many in the…
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Ethical investors working on a global standard for tailings dams have written to 683 listed resource companies, including major miners, asking for information to be made public within 45 days about every facility they control.
The safety of dams used …
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Berkeley Energia has appealed to Spain’s Supreme Court against the nomination of new members to the country’s nuclear safety council (CSN), which is due to assess the Australian company’s uranium mine project near Salamanca.
The court, in a document r…
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A group of Mongolian legislators has recommended one of the agreements underpinning Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi copper mine should be scrapped and another changed, adding to the giant project’s political problems.
The Gobi desert copper deposit promises t…
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A Brazilian federal court has scheduled an April 12 hearing on the year-long production embargo at Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil, the Norwegian company said on Friday.
The plant has operated at half of its capacity since February 2…
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A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for some raw materials has led resource-holding governments to change the rules for miners operating in their countries. In most cases, government…
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Investors from Britain bought almost 50 percent of Polyus shares sold by the gold producer’s controlling shareholder, according to deal bookrunner VTB Capital.
Polyus said on Thursday that its controlling shareholder, Polyus Gold International Ltd (P…
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Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining sector paid $1.57-billion in revenues to the government last year, up 91% on 2017, finance ministry data showed on Wednesday. Public revenues from the oil and gas sector fell by 19% in 2018 to $165.6-million, accor…
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Islamic State carried out the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian citizen in Burkina Faso in January, the group’s weekly newspaper Al-Naba said, claiming responsibility in its latest issue without providing evidence. Kirk Woodman’s body was found on J…
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