Queensland toughens law on mining deaths
Australia’s state of Queensland has passed a law that will see mining executives spend up to 20 years in jail, and companies hit with fines…
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Newmont restarts mines as restrictions ease
With restrictions on mining due to the coronavirus pandemic starting to ease, Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) is back on track with all but one…
Tianqi Lithium to sell stake to raise cash
Tianqi Lithium, China’s top producer of the battery metal, says its controlling investor has put a sixth of its holding up for sale. The move,…
JV Article: Tempus Resources funds gold exploration in Canada and Ecuador with A$4M raise
Australia-based Tempus Resources (ASX: TMR) has raised A$4 million (US$2.6 million) in a private placement to fund exploration work at its Blackdome-Elizabeth project in B.C.,…
Study boosts economics for Copper Mountain’s Eva project in Australia
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC) has improved the economics of its Eva copper project in Queensland, Australia, with an updated feasibility study showing a longer…
Anglo American to spin off South African coal mines
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is speeding up its exit from thermal coal and plans to spin off its South African coal unit within the next…
Top investors face-off over Rio Tinto’s emissions cuts
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company’s upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in…
PNG clashes with Barrick, Zijin over fate of Porgera mine
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) welcomed a court ruling on May 1 ordering the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to review a requested…
US markets fall, April 27-May 1: Vale, Barrick
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.22%, or 51.58 points, to 23,723.69, and the S&P 500 dropped 0.21%, or 6.03 points, to finish the trading…
TSX Venture rises, April 27-May 1: Probe Metals, Orford Mining, Bluebird Battery Metals
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose by 2.26%, or 10.45 points, to finish the trading week at 473.09, with gold finishing the week at US$1,702.90…
COVID-19 disrupts US$6.9B of global mining output, S&P Global says
COVID-19 has impacted the mining industry across the globe as governments enforce lockdowns and quarantines and companies halt operations because workers and contractors can’t get…
First Quantum lowers 2020 guidance
With its Cobre Panama mine on care and maintenance since April 7, First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has reduced its copper guidance for the year…