March 19, 2024

Vale faces fresh $3.8 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam disaster

The legal action in the Netherlands is being pursued by 77,000 claimants represented by law firms Pogust Goodhead and Lemstra Van der Korst.

March 18, 2024

Thirteen miners trapped in Russian gold mine, authorities say

The accident occurred at the Pioneer mine, one of the largest gold mines in Russia.

March 14, 2024

Covert forms of sexual harassment remain an issue in Western Australia’s mining industry – study

Being put down or condescended to based on gender, and receiving offensive sexist remarks, remain common themes in Western Australia’s mining sector.

March 13, 2024

Core Lithium CEO quits on share, battery metal prices rout

The company reported an $111 million loss for 2023 as its share price has crumbled in the past year.

March 13, 2024

Rockfall at Australia gold mine kills one worker, injures another

Emergency crews were called to the Ballarat gold mine in Mount Clear, about 100 km west of Melbourne.

March 13, 2024

Guinea junta names new mines minister

Bouna Sylla is former head of the state company that managed infrastructure projects on the giant Simandou iron ore project.

March 13, 2024

Vista Gold updates Mt Todd feasibility, showing higher NPV, costs

The Mt Todd project is considered to be one of Australia's largest undeveloped gold ventures.

March 12, 2024

Talisker strikes ore sale deal for Bralorne with New Gold

The initial agreement is for New Gold to purchase up to 350,000 tonnes of ore mined at Bralorne and process it at their mill located at the New Afton mine.

March 11, 2024

US, Canada, Indigenous groups to collaborate on reducing river pollution from BC coal mines

Indigenous groups in British Columbia, Montana and Idaho lobbied for intervention by both federal governments.

March 11, 2024

Cheesemaking material used to recover gold from e-waste

Researchers have managed to recover gold from electronic waste using a byproduct of the cheesemaking process.