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Still a way to go to achieve gender balance in the mining industry

According to the Responsible Mining Foundation, most of the companies assessed show little or no evidence of efforts to strengthen the gender balance of their leadership and governance teams.

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Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

Document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual ) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level and needs.

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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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Japanese owner of Chile’s Caserones copper mine said to be mulling sale

Asked about it, however, JX Nippon Mining — the metal unit of JXTG Holdings — declined to comment, adding it was not something that has already been decided.

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MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine threatened with new blockade

The Nueva Fuerabamba community is willing to organize a new blockade if the government doesn’t archive the criminal complaints filed against members of his community taking part in the protests against Las Bambas.

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Case closed: Newmont Goldcorp becomes world’s No. 1 gold miner

Newmont Goldcorp is now the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves, as well as the only bullion producer listed in the S&P 500 Index.

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