Rio Tinto strikes power deal for Oyu Tolgoi
Agreement paves the way for Mongolia to build a power plant to supply the giant copper and gold mine.
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Renewables sector falling short on human rights
New benchmark assesses 16 of world’s largest publicly-traded wind and solar producers against human rights standards.
Canada clears Endeavour Mining-Semafo merger
The C$1 billion deal, which would create West Africa’s top gold producer, is expected to close around July 1.
Codelco shuts Chuquicamata smelter and refinery
Chuquicamata is the first major copper asset to close due to the sharp spike of coronavirus cases in Chile.
Panama miners push for restart of First Quantum copper operation
The Canadian miner had to idle the $6.5 billion mine, which is the biggest single private sector investment in Panama’s history.
Harmony Gold raises $200m to buy AngloGold assets
The gold miner issued more than 60 million new ordinary shares at a price of 57.50 rand apiece on Wednesday.
Alrosa halts mine after several cases of covid-19
The company's International underground diamond mine will be closed for up to two weeks.
Attack on coltan mine in Congo leaves three dead
It is unclear what happened at SMB's mine as company and unions gave different accounts.
BHP to sell Australian thermal coal mine
The world's largest miner has hired Macquarie Bank and JP Morgan to sell its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in NSW.
Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining
Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.
Greenland to block ETM Kvanefjeld rare earth project
The draft decision deals a fresh blow to one of the largest undeveloped rare earth assets.