July 23, 2017 Forest fires force temporary closure of two BC mines A hot and dry summer in British Columbia has set forests aflame, and last week the effects of Mother Nature were felt by two prominent BC mines.
July 23, 2017 Glencore bets on copper with $21M investment in Brazilian producer Glencore (LON:GLEN) has placed a multi-million-dollar bet on copper by investing just over US$21 million (GBP 16.16 million) into Brazilian copper producer Paranapanema (PMA).
July 21, 2017 Philippines plans new law to ensure responsible mining Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday the country's mining industry pays too little in tax and not enough in compensation for any environmental damage.
July 21, 2017 BHP $2.5bn expansion of Spence copper mine in Chile approved Company will make a decision on the plan in August.
July 21, 2017 Tanzania officials question Acacia Mining staff in legal spat with Gov’t Early reports claimed that Tanzania had asked foreign workers of the gold miner to leave the country, but a spokesperson for the company denied that story.
July 20, 2017 South Africa intends to suspend issuing mining rights South Africa intends to suspend the granting of applications for prospecting and mining rights as well as any renewals pending a court case to review new mining laws, the Mineral…
July 19, 2017 Price recovery sparks domestic Chinese copper, iron ore production boom As steel production reaches all-time high Chinese miners pump out most iron ore since 2015 while refined copper output jumps 12% to highest in 18 months.
July 19, 2017 BHP to spend $277m to modernize Australian copper smelter The smelter, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, has been hampered by insufficient power supplies and maintenance work since a major power outage last year shut operations for…
July 19, 2017 Peru hit by nationwide mining strike; govt says situation ‘under control’ The indefinite labour action involves 56 unions, which are protesting a government’s proposed reform they see as "anti-workers".
July 19, 2017 British Columbia Ajax copper-gold mine rejected on doorstep Kamloops city council has voted to oppose the proposed Ajax mine — again.
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