June 11, 2023 Greenpeace Mexico launches campaign against deep-sea mining The international NGO says article 20 of Mexico’s new Mining Law forbids deep-sea mining in Mexican waters and that the country should push for a global moratorium.
June 11, 2023 Chile’s mining association asks Congress to reverse payment increase for mining claims The payment increase for patented mining claims is contemplated in Bill N° 21420, which modifies certain aspects of the existing Mining Code.
June 11, 2023 New evidence solidifies Oman’s role as major copper provider during Bronze Age Since copper ingots were usually further processed to make tools and other objects, they are only rarely unearthed in archaeological excavations.
June 9, 2023 Mining’s changing ESG landscape Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.
June 9, 2023 Norway considers opening Germany-sized area to deep-sea mining The country’s energy ministry plans to submit to parliament in the next two weeks a proposal to open an area close to Svalbard to applications for exploration and extraction.
June 8, 2023 Chile court extends closure of Lundin copper mine over sinkhole Lundin voluntarily stopped work at the Alcaparrosa mine in July 2022 when the sinkhole appeared.
June 8, 2023 Escondida copper mine conveyer belt faces pause after fire The company did not say whether the fire affected production.
June 8, 2023 CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines? Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.
June 8, 2023 Column: China’s imports of major commodities reflect mixed economic data Imports of coal have been robust in recent months as China turned to thermal generation amid lower hydropower output.
June 8, 2023 BHP’s Xplor looking for more copper, nickel exploration projects BHP Xplor’s VP Sonia Scarselli says demand-supply equation for other battery metals is not as stretched as that for those two metals.
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