Vale fined $17m for Brumadinho tailings dam disaster
Brazil's comptroller general decided the miner failed to present reliable information on the conditions of the tailings dam prior to the 2019 disaster.
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Lundin weighs sale of $1 billion copper-zinc mine in Portugal
The Neves-Corvo mine produced 7,867 tonnes of copper and 20,647 tonnes of zinc in the April-June period this year.
Taseko granted draft permit for Florence copper project in Arizona
The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a draft underground injection control licence for the project.
Giga Metals, Mitsubishi to jointly develop Turnagain nickel deposit in Canada
The partners have created a new company, Hard Creek Nickel Corp, to develop the nickel-cobalt deposit in northern British Columbia.
Not just for toothpaste — how fluoride enhances solar cells’ performance
Tandem solar cells that combine perovskite and silicon-based subcells are expected to better convert sunlight than their conventional single-junction silicon analogs.
Turquoise Hill rejects Rio Tinto’s $2.7 billion takeover offer
Decision blocks Rio Tinto’s efforts to gain greater control of the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia.
Mexican government issues temporary suspension to 10 mining concessions
Mexico’s General Directorate of Mines issued a temporary suspension to 10 mining concessions that need to prove compliance with safety standards.
UK coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals
At the dormant Haig Pit in Whitehaven, there are signs that an activity long considered dead wants to come back to life.
How the US toppled the world’s most powerful gold trader
The story behind the conviction on 13 counts of the man who was once the most powerful figure in the gold market, Michael Nowak.
