December 15, 2020 Glencore expands worldwide satellite monitoring of tailings dams Company has entered into an agreement with satellite-based services provider Tre-Altamira to expand monitoring to over 110 of its dams worldwide.
December 15, 2020 Australia PM warns of ‘lose-lose’ in any China coal shift Chinese media reported that China's top economic planner had granted approval to power plants to import coal without clearance restrictions, except for Australia.
December 15, 2020 Fire breaks out at Vale mine amid protests in New Caledonia Last week, Vale suspended operations in New Caledonia amid the unrest.
December 15, 2020 De Beers buys time to close diamond deal with Botswana It has extended a ten-year sales agreement with Botswana by a year due to logistical challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic
December 14, 2020 Some big Mali gold mines not affected by general strike Country's main workers union on Monday began a 72-hour strike over pay.
December 14, 2020 Vale stops using converted VLCC ships Company has stopped using very large crude carrier (VLCC) ships converted into very large ore carriers (VLOC), following a final delivery to China on Sunday.
December 14, 2020 World’s largest copper miner to cut carbon emissions 70% by 2030 Chile's Codelco also vowed to reduce inland water consumption by 60% and recycle 65% of its industrial waste.
December 13, 2020 China Moly buys 95% of DRC copper-cobalt mine from Freeport for $550m The Kisanfu mine holds 6.28 million tonnes of copper and 3.1 million tonnes of cobalt metal.
December 13, 2020 Study at Porgera gold mine shows benefits of treating tailings with lime Lime helped stabilize arsenic in soil and sediments around the mine.
December 11, 2020 Samarco resumes operations 5 years after Fundão dam tragedy The company expects initial production of 8 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
TD Securities closes silver short in model‑portfolio update Spot silver jumped about 6.7% on Wednesday to a record high of $93.57 an ounce. January 15, 2026 | 07:23 am
