South America

Copper Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for the red metal

Here’s a look at eight active juniors with substantial copper assets in their property portfolios.

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BHP hit by $5 billion suit over 2015 dam failure un Brazil

The group action suit describes in detail a series of failures and errors of judgment over several years leading to the collapse of the Fundao tailings dam in 2015, owned by the Samarco joint venture between BHP and Vale.

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Rio Tinto speeds up exploration at Winu copper find in W. Australia

The Winu copper-gold-silver discovery, a potential major boost for the company’s growth options, is about 130 km. from Newcrest’s Telfer copper-gold mine in the East Pilbara.

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Hudbay Minerals settles board battle with shareholder Waterton

Canadian miner will elect 11 nominees of Waterton Global Resource Management, its second largest shareholder, as part of the settlement that ends a long-dragged battle over control of Hudbay.

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‘Communities not important’ says former Colombia mining head in leaked video

Santiago Urdinola, head of private firm Minesa and former president of the Colombian Mining Association, made comment during a meeting about the company’s application for an environmental licence a large underground gold project.

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