June 5, 2020 Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site.
June 5, 2020 Indonesia to ask Freeport to build copper smelter Government aims to build an integrated smelting hub in Weda Bay, a new metal industrial park.
June 5, 2020 Alrosa sees covid impact lingering after Q1 slide Russian diamond producer reported an 87% slide in first-quarter net profit.
June 5, 2020 PNG threatens Barrick over alleged gold export attempt Papua New Guinea said it will take Barrick's JV to court for illegally attempting to export $13 million in silver and gold to Australia.
June 4, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fallout from Australian aboriginal cave blast widens, Novagold under short seller attack, and more...
June 4, 2020 Mponeng mine restarts slowly after covid-19 closure AngloGold aims to gradually ramp up to 50% capacity at the mine.
June 4, 2020 Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits northern Chile; copper, lithium mines unaffected BHP and Antofagasta said there are no damage or operational problems at their sites.
June 4, 2020 Russia declares state of emergency over Nornickel’s Arctic fuel spill Cause of the spill is likely a combination of both climate change and infrastructure-related factors.
June 3, 2020 Amplats shuts PGM unit after water leak Company has shut its Anglo Converter Plant in Rustenburg only a week after repairing a leak at one of the facility’s units.
June 3, 2020 Blasts at ancient Aboriginal site expose widening ESG frontline The firepower of socially conscious shareholders is growing.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
