March 2, 2021 Gold miner dividends trump copper counterparts — until 2022 Miners of the precious metal are expected to more than double dividends this year.
March 2, 2021 Minerals exploration in Australia jumps as supercycle looms Spending on exploration in Australia rose in the December quarter to its highest in over seven years.
March 2, 2021 Nornickel can restore water-hit mines, but unclear when – experts The company suspended operations at its Oktyabrsky and Taimyrsky mines in Siberia after it detected subterranean water flowing into the facilities.
March 2, 2021 Codelco copper output jumps in January, Escondida dips Production fell 16.1% year-on-year to 84,700 tonnes at the world's largest copper deposit.
March 2, 2021 First claimants paid in South African silicosis settlement The companies, which reached the settlement agreement in 2018, are Harmony Gold, Gold Fields, African Rainbow Minerals, Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American.
March 2, 2021 Glencore’s Australia mine expansion threatens sacred sites – authority head Glencore unit McArthur River Mine received approval from the territory's mining minister last year to proceed with the expansion.
March 2, 2021 Alrosa reports 49% fall in profit in 2020 Company output fell by 22% to 30 million carats as it suspended mining at less profitable mines amid the pandemic.
March 2, 2021 Rio Tinto, Mongolia agree to replace Oyu Tolgoi expansion plan News of the agreement comes as the Australian Taxation Office has hit the miner with a new $317 million bill.
March 1, 2021 US Forest Service rescinds environmental report for Rio’s Arizona copper mine The decision effectively reverses one made by officials in the waning days of former President Donald Trump's administration.
March 1, 2021 Vale drills caused Brumadinho dam collapse, police say Investigation concluded that the disaster was triggered by vertical perforations in a weak point of the structure.
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