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 19, 2024

Antofagasta secures $2.5 billion for Centinela copper mine expansion

Construction of a second concentrator will add 144,000 tonnes a year to the company’s overall production.

March 18, 2024

US must improve copper mine permitting process, Freeport CEO says

"The US government needs to stop giving lip service to permitting," Richard Adkerson told Reuters.

March 18, 2024

Barrick opens training academy at Buzwagi mine in Tanzania

The Barrick Academy will be training more than 2,000 foremen, supervisors and superintendents from the Africa and Middle East region in the next 24 months.

March 18, 2024

Implats’ Zimbabwe unit plans voluntary job cuts to contain costs

Weak platinum group metal prices are projected to last for the next 12 to 18 months.

March 18, 2024

Indonesia says Vale to build another $2bn HPAL plant

PT Vale Indonesia is exploring a potential investment in a high-pressure acid leaching plant in Sulawesi island.

March 18, 2024

Put sanctions on Russian-origin aluminum, not on Rusal, industry group says

So far, sanctions have not been imposed, but they are still on the agenda in the EU.

March 18, 2024

Thungela sets higher coal output target as it seeks more assets

The newly acquired Ensham mine is forecast to ramp up output to about 4 million tons by 2026 from 2.9 million tons last year.

March 18, 2024

Widjaja family’s consortium seeks private credit for mine deal

A consortium led by Golden Energy is sounding out private credit funds to finance its $1.65 billion acquisition of South32's Illawarra coal operation in Australia.

March 18, 2024

Boliden to invest $463m at Swedish copper smelter

This will push production of copper cathodes and precious metals up to full capacity in the second half of 2026 at the Ronnskar facility.