ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure
Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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Anglo American cuts output targets for coal, iron ore and diamonds
While bullish on copper, the miner has also cut production guidance for 2020 to between 620,000 and 670,000 tonnes.
Barrick to sell stake in Senegal project to Teranga Gold for up to $430m
Massawa, one of the highest-grade undeveloped open-pit gold reserves in West Africa, is 20 km away from Teranga’s flagship Sabodala mine.
Petra Diamonds halts all mines in South Africa due to power issues
Production, hoisting and processing have stopped immediately at Cullinan, Finsch and Koffiefontein mines.
B2Gold’s drilling results for Fekola mine in Mali show room to grow north
Company has also completed over 45,000 metres of combined aircore, diamond and reverse circulation drilling in the Anaconda region.
Savannah Resources secures first of three mining licences for Mozambique project
The miner, which operates the Mutamba project in a joint venture with Rio Tinto, says permit is valid to April 2044.
Rare earth miner Lynas picks Kalgoorlie for processing plant
The plant will perform the first step of processing rare earths from its Mt Weld mine, which had been shipped to Malaysia.
Colombia’s artisanal gold miners now part of a traceable global supply chain
More than five hundred gold panners have received support from an on-the-ground team to attain socially and environmentally responsible mining practices standards.
Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest invests in giant solar farm
Sun Brilliance has been working on a 100-megawatt solar farm at Cunderdin since 2016.
Kinross walks away from Ecuador project with Lundin stake sale
It is selling its remaining 20.7 million shares in the Vancouver-based gold miner to the other two major investors — Newcrest and the Lundin Family Trust.
How 2026 will reshape the US critical mineral resilience
Emerging federal activity shows two key themes: growing support for high-risk minerals and renewed focus on domestic processing technologies.
