South Africa looks to mining industry to fuel covid-19 recovery
The industry contributed 8.1% of South Africa’s GDP last year, from a peak of more than 20% in the 1980s.
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‘Nobody has done anything’: Amazon indigenous group decries illegal mining
Indigenous leaders say they have tried to expel those mining on the land, even as government officials have said there is indigenous interest in mining going ahead.
Iron ore price rally turns into rout
Iron ore price falls 6% since Monday as supply concerns ease and port inventories climb.
BHP knew of heritage site concerns over mine expansion
Plans the miner had to destroy several heritage sites are now on ice.
Southern Silver acquires Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico
The acquisition provides the miner with a 150% increase in attributable resources.
Cerrado Gold to combine geoscience, machine learning at Minera Don Nicolás project
The miner engaged GoldSpot Discoveries to clean, unify and analyze data to target exploration.
Cornish Lithium finds “globally significant” grades at UK project
Initial testing of geothermal waters in Cornwall’s historic mining area shows they contain some of the world’s highest grades and best overall chemical qualities for lithium.
Cobalt price rally boosts MINING.COM EV Metal Index
Stockpiling by China's State Reserve Bureau "could mark a point where cobalt prices begin a sustained rise".
Restoration after 2015 Brazil dam burst behind schedule – UN expert
None of 42 projects is on track, says the UN, alleging that miners had failed to provide effective reparations since Brazil's worst environmental disaster.