December 29, 2019 Judge reopens investigation against Grupo Mexico’s subsidiary for toxic spill In 2014, Buenavista del Cobre accidentally released close to 40,000 cubic meters of wastewater into the Bacanuchi River in Sonora.
December 27, 2019 Canada snapshot: Projects to watch in BC, Yukon and NWT The natural endowment of the region continues to drive mineral exploration.
December 27, 2019 Alrosa, ZCDC sign final agreements to form Zimbabwean JV The joint venture will focus on prospect and exploration work for primary diamond deposits in the African country.
December 27, 2019 Vale to sell 25% stake in China’s Henan Longyu for $152m The transaction is expected to be concluded in the first quarter of 2020.
December 23, 2019 Anglo American pledges to align lobbying practice with Paris Agreement Anglo now joins 11 other global companies, including Glencore, that have already committed to positive lobbying practices on climate change.
December 23, 2019 ArcelorMittal sells shipping stake in drive to cut debt The world’s largest steelmaker is selling half its shipping business part of its strategy to offload $2bn of assets by mid-2021 to cut its debt.
December 23, 2019 AngloGold, Iamgold to sell stake in Mali’s Sadiola mine The operation is one of the three assets AngloGold Ashanti put on the chopping block in the past year.
December 23, 2019 Anglo American to boost Minas Rio mine to full capacity as it gets key licence The permit allows the company to complete a third phase of development that will ramp up mine production to 26.5 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
December 22, 2019 Mining companies operating in Russia improve environmental transparency – WWF The World Wildlife Fund found that more miners operating in the country are starting to report their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
December 20, 2019 Vale buys back stake in MBR unit from Bradesco The deal leaves Vale holding a 98.3% stake in MBR, which accounted for the production of about 59 million tonnes of iron ore last year.
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