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Brazil’s deadly dam collapse pushes miners to set global rules for tailings

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The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based industry group representing 27 companies, is setting an independent panel of experts to develope a global standard for tailings facilities to be enforced to its members.

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Barrick-Newmont merger would leave up to $7B of assets up for grabs

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The portfolio would include their Kalgoorlie super pit 50/50 joint-venture in Western Australia, as well as other regional assets such as Porgera, Tanami and Boddington mines.

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Fresnillo misses 2018 output targets, warns of challenging year ahead

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The world’s largest primary silver producer and Mexico’s No.2 gold miner warned of possible lower prices, higher inflation and worsening foreign exchange rates in 2019.

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