Rio Tinto cancels plans to sell or take public its Canadian iron ore unit
Miner failed to settle on a suitable price with potential buyers.
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Canada’s Banro halts Congo mines, declares force majeure on ongoing violence
Miner says relentless attacks, including the kidnapping of four employees in July, disrupted mining activities and forced it to suspend operations.
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US steps up efforts to limit China’s control of critical minerals
Washington has launched an initiative to promote mining of lithium, cobalt and other minerals in resources-rich countries.
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Muskmobiles running rivals off the road
Worldwide, In the first half of this year, Tesla deployed more battery power than its next three biggest rivals combined.
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Access to water one of miners’ biggest challenges ahead — study
Despite successful efforts to manage water usage more efficiently, tougher environmental rules are increasing miners’ costs and risks, particularly those operating in arid regions or close to populated communities.
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Rio Tinto strikes deal with Chinese customers to cut steel-making emissions
Partnership with China Baowu Steel Group and Tsinghua University seeks to develop new ways to cut carbon emissions along the steelmaking supply chain.
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BHP tried swaying Anglo’s Mark Cutifani to be its CEO
BHP favours an internal hire, but is also open to external candidates, people familiar with the matter said.
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Sibanye to axe more than 5,000 jobs in Marikana restructuring
Precious metals miner said that 3,904 were permanent positions, while 1,366 were contractors.
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Rising resource nationalism in Africa ups stakes for miners — report
Central Africa’s copperbelt, and Tanzania capture the bulk of resource nationalism risks, Verisk Maplecroft says.
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Germany’s K+S cuts potash output for the year on weak demand
Company has responded to current weak demand for potash by reducing production by up to 300,000 tonnes.
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