Zambia is pricing itself out of the global mining market with proposed increases in mining taxes, the head of the local mining body said on Thursday.
Some mines would become loss-making as a result of the Zambian government’s plans to impose new minin…
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The Federal Court of Australia on Tuesday ordered that the number of class-action lawsuits against BHP Group over a Brazilian mine collapse be narrowed to one from three.
BHP is facing legal challenges over the 2015 collapse of the Fundao tailings dam…
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Portugal expects to launch a tender for lithium exploration licences next year, the new secretary of state for energy said on Tuesday, confirming the general outlines of a plan devised under his predecessor, although with a slight delay.
In September,…
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Japan’s Mitsubishi said on Tuesday it will sell its stakes in two Australian thermal coal mines for A$750-million, a move that means its exit from upstream thermal coal amid growing pressure from environmental activists.
The stake sales comes as a gro…
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A Canadian regulator will consider on Tuesday whether to accept a proposal from Katanga Mining to settle allegations related to the Glencore-controlled company’s activities in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Katanga said in a statement on Monday it coul…
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Australian gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd has raised its holdings in Ecuador gold and copper developer SolGold, nudging further ahead of the company’s second biggest investor BHP Group .
Newcrest International paid 11.148-million pounds for 27.87-mill…
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A Glencore-controlled mining company and some of its current and former executives have agreed to pay more than $22-million to settle Canadian allegations they hid the risks of doing business with an Israeli close to Congolese President Joseph Kabila, …
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Canadian copper producer Imperial Metals has hired Bank of Montreal (BMO) to speed up a restructuring process that could include the sale of the company for up to $1-billion, two sources familiar with the matter said.
Imperial Metals, backed by Canadi…
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Delegates at UN climate talks in the Polish city of Katowice point to the mining museum next to the conference venue as the proper place for coal, which provides 80% of the country’s electricity.
Poland’s decision to host the negotiations to revive th…
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The president of South Africa’s Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Friday that the union’s Sibanye-Stillwater members remain on strike, disputing the miner’s argument the action is now illegal. Joseph Mathunjwa was speakin…
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