December 11, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO , Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning; Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast...
December 10, 2020 Hecla enters First Nation cooperation agreement in Quebec The mine currently employs over 650 workers in the province.
December 10, 2020 Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project.
December 9, 2020 Taseko Mines, Tŝilhqot’in Nation delay New Prosperity talks The covid-19 pandemic delayed the the dialogue over the proposed gold-copper mine in British Columbia.
December 9, 2020 Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast — inquiry The parliamentary inquiry into Rio's destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in May did not refer to what financial compensation the miner should pay.
December 6, 2020 Mine ponds cause toxic mercury pollution in the Peruvian Amazon Over the past 35 years, there has been a 670% increase in the extent of pits in heavily mined watersheds.
November 19, 2020 Glencore to expand McArthur River despite sacred sites authority veto The Northern Territory approval would allow Glencore to double the size of the mine and extend its productive life until 2048.
UAE aluminum maker seeks investors for $6 billion US plant The EGA plant is expected to require $5 billion to $6 billion of capital investment and produce about 750,000 tons of primary aluminum a year. December 16, 2025 | 02:54 pm
