September 5, 2023 Cameco 2023 forecast down at Key Lake, Cigar Lake, McArthur River operations Total production from operations is forecast to be 30.3 million lb. uranium concentrate (U3O8), down approximately 9%.
September 5, 2023 Chinese firms vie for $2 billion Botswana copper mine Three Chinese groups are among suitors still in the race to acquire the Khoemacau project.
September 5, 2023 Vale to start building Middle East ‘mega hubs’ in 2024 Vale had announced last year plans to develop the plants in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman.
September 5, 2023 Rio Tinto names Jerome Pecresse as new aluminum CEO, eyes low-carbon future Executive has held senior leadership roles in companies such as General Electric and GE Renewable Energy.
September 5, 2023 Sexual harassment persists at BHP after millions spent on women’s safety The company recently completed a $191 million project to make its mining villages in Western Australia safer.
September 5, 2023 South African union plans wage strike at De Beers’ Venetia mine South Africa's biggest mineworker union said its members were demanding a 9% wage hike but De Beers was offering a 6% increase.
September 5, 2023 Zambia agrees to hand disputed copper assets back to Vedanta The government, which seeks to triple copper output over the decade, is also searching for a new investor for Mopani Copper Mines.
September 4, 2023 BHP Mitsubishi Alliance marks fifth year of QMEA GIRLS mentoring program The academy encourages a talent pipeline of employees into vocational and professional careers, with a focus on female and Indigenous participation.
September 4, 2023 Argentine potash mine finalizes selection of $1bn investor Mendoza province completed the bid selection process to resume development of the Rio Colorado mine, a decade after Vale withdrew from the project.
September 4, 2023 Mopani Copper Mine H1 losses worsen as output slumps A process to sell the mines could be completed by December.
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