October 9, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price rally lifts Top 50 mining stocks; US grabs stake in battery metals miner; Barrick CEO calls for consolidation and warns of reserve crisis

October 9, 2020

Union, Cerrejon deadlocked over benefits, ‘death shift’ as strike rolls on

A United Nations human rights expert said last month Colombia should suspend some Cerrejon operations, citing health and environmental concerns.

October 9, 2020

JSW to focus solely on coking coal

Coking coal accounts for 80% of JSW's output, and thermal coal for 20%.

October 8, 2020

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

The Top 50 most valuable mining companies added $80.2 billion in market capitalization over the three months to end September.

October 7, 2020

BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign

The Queensland Resources Council stepped up its advocacy against the environment-focused Greens ahead of an election this month in coal-rich Queensland state.

October 5, 2020

UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval

West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.

October 2, 2020

Colombia’s mining future tied to metals not coal, minister says

Mining concessions cover just 3% of Colombia's territory.

October 2, 2020

RANKED: Top 10 mining property deals in the last five years

Six of the 10 largest mining property purchases since 2015 were copper, a phosphate deal came in at no. 3 and a giant lithium transaction also ranks.

October 2, 2020

UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved

Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.

October 2, 2020

South African union threatens strike at coal and diamond mines

NUM threatened to call a strike at mining companies De Beers, Exxaro and Petra Diamonds after failing to reach wage agreements.