May 20, 2020 Newcrest secures water supplies for Cadia mine In its latest quarterly report, the company had flagged that if adequate rainfall was not received, Cadia's production might be reduced in early 2021.
May 20, 2020 Queensland passes law to jail mining bosses over deaths Top executives face up to 20 years in prison and A$13 million ($8.6m), if found criminally negligent over workers' deaths.
May 20, 2020 Minas Gerais municipalities waiting on Vale royalties Ten cities affected by the disaster at Brumadinho wait for Vale to transfer funds on a agreement to cover losses in mining royalties.
May 19, 2020 McEwen posts $99m Q1 loss on Gold Bar write-down Shares of McEwen Mining dropped 6.7% at Tuesday's market open.
May 19, 2020 Braveheart closer to restarting Bull River project The Calgary-based miner received a positive system impact study from the provincial Hydro and Power Authority.
May 18, 2020 Heavy-metal pollution causes mass fish deaths in Nigeria Samples of the fish and nearby waters analyzed in a laboratory showed normal levels of hydrocarbon and unusually high amounts of metals traceable to waste from batteries.
May 18, 2020 Ecuador restarts mines after quarantine; neighbors protest Lundin Gold, which operates Fruta del Norte, said it was restarting mineral transport under international security protocols for workers and nearby communities.
May 18, 2020 Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic Kiruna, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, has been closed until further notice.
May 18, 2020 Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with the government.
May 18, 2020 Hochschild to restart operations at Peru mines The company recently restarted operations at its San Jose mine in Argentina.
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