The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had created a Colorado-based office focused on hardrock mining cleanups in Western US states, a move aimed at streamlining the remediation of thousands of mines abandoned over decades.
The Offic…
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Brazil’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to one-billion reais ($187-million) for failure to comply.
The legislation reinforces the prohibition of the …
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Russian-Zimbabwean platinum venture Great Dyke Investments (GDI) expects to raise up to $500-million in funding it needs for the first phase of its mining project by the end of this year after the coronavirus delayed talks with lenders, its CEO said on…
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Nigeria aims to have 50 mines in operation by 2023 and can make up for time lost because of the impact of Covid-19 on development of the nascent sector, the country’s mining minister said in an interview. Africa’s largest oil producer is banking on min…
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Copper mining in Peru, the world’s No. 2 producer, is almost completely recovered from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a government official said on Tuesday.
Peru’s copper production, however, fell 2.2% in July, compared with the same period…
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Fitch has upgraded the credit rating of Brazilian miner Vale, saying the iron ore producer has lowered its chances of default after improving dam safety since a deadly disaster in 2019, the rating agency said in a note on Tuesday.
The upgrade to "…
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Barrick Gold Corp has lost a court challenge in Papua New Guinea over rights to a highlands gold mine and intends to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court, the miner said on Tuesday, prolonging a dispute that has halted output as gold prices soar.
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Global miner BHP Group said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement to use more renewable energy at its coal mines in Australia’s Queensland state which it expects will help it cut its indirect emissions such as those from fuel and power in the country b…
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Australian thermal coal producer Terracom said on Tuesday that refinancing risks linked to a large eurobond repayment due next year had raised uncertainty over its ability to stay in business, as it logged a steep loss in its full year results followin…
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Fortescue Metals Group on Tuesday said a unit of the company would work with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government to assess the feasibility of potential projects to develop hydro-power resources.
The deal between Fortescue Future Industries, the PNG …
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