Ecuador’s constitutional court rejected two requests to make mining projects contingent on popular approval, a victory for companies seeking to exploit some of the world’s largest untapped reserves of copper.
The prefect of southern Azuay province, ho…
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Soon after claiming “chaos in the Indian mining industry”, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive growth and job creation potential in the sector and reverse the present fall…
The Northern Territory will this week follow in the footsteps of its Western Australian counterpart with the introduction of a Bill into Parliament that will overhaul the industrial manslaughter laws, and ensure that all businesses are penalized for re…
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JSE- and NYSE-listed Sibanye-Stillwater on Thursday said the Constitutional Court of South Africa (ConCourt) had dismissed the Greater Lonmin Community’s (GLC’s) applications to have Sibanye’s acquisition of Lonmin set aside. "The ConCourt dismisse…
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Consultancy Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation’s (SSC’s) subsidiary Flaming Silver on August 26 applied to the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to consider its leave to appeal a High Court judgment in relation to a dispute with gold miner Vantage Gol…
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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said on Monday he intended to invest in gold and copper mining in Egypt but was waiting to see the details of a new mining law designed to attract more investment. The law has been approved but final details are yet …
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Argentina’s opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez met with mining companies on Monday in capital Buenos Aires to discuss his plans for the sector, two sources who attended the meeting said.
Fernandez, the front-runner for October’s Presidential elect…
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Under a new mining code, companies operating in Mali will be protected from fiscal changes for 10 years, down from the previous "stability period" of 30 years, a senior mines ministry official told Reuters on Friday. On Wednesday, the ministry …
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The Western Australian government has flagged the introduction of a new Work Health and Safety Bill which will introduce industrial manslaughter laws punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment.
The new offences will also carry a fine of up to A$10-mill…
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Mumbai-listed diversified miner Vedanta Resources on Friday provided an update in its pursuit of international arbitration, amid a court matter between the miner and State-owned Zambian miner ZCCM, in Zambia, related to their jointly owned Konkola Copp…
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