May 19, 2023 Teck Coal named in US legal action over selenium contamination from BC mines Legal action filed in Montana names Teck Coal Ltd. as a one of three defendants in a request for judicial review by environmental groups in Montana and Idaho.
May 16, 2023 Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 calls for nominations to steering committee The application process is open until May 19.
May 15, 2023 Australia approves new coal mine after pledges of climate action Bowen Coking Coal Ltd. has received approval to move ahead with its planned Isaac River Coal Mine.
May 13, 2023 Sonora police intervene to remove blockaders from Fresnillo’s La Herradura mine Police removed a number of blockades installed at different entry points of Fresnillo's La Herradura operation in northwestern Mexico.
May 12, 2023 BHP launches open innovation call for disruptive water treatment solutions “Global Water Challenge” is for companies, startups, institutes, research centers or other entities that have or are developing disruptive water treatment solutions.
May 8, 2023 Rio Tinto marks 20-year production milestone at Diavik diamond mine Diavik's workforce of about 1,100 people is nearly a quarter Indigenous and some 40% is Northern.
May 7, 2023 Venezuela deploys 5,000 soldiers in national parks to deal with illegal gold mining, drug trafficking The Venezuelan and Colombian armed forces say they are working together to combat illegal gold mining and drug trafficking in protected areas.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
April 28, 2023 Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.
April 28, 2023 Brazil’s path to potash production in the Amazon The mine is one of several potential projects which the government hopes will end Brazil's almost complete reliance on imports of the material.
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
