Brazilian prosecutors freeze over $219m of Vale’s assets
Funds expected to be used as compensation for the victims of last week’s tailing burst, which killed at least 99 people.
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Botswana’s first private coal mine to produce saleable coal in March
Our target market is the southern African region at 1.2 million tons per annum, using a combination of road and rail transport.
Glencore nears $500m deal to buy iron ore from Brazil’s CSN – sources
CSN is aiming to reduce debts that piled up after an iron ore and steel price rout in 2015-2016 and a severe recession in Brazil, prompting investors to demand asset sales.
Candente recovers gold from tailings in Mexico while helping promote tourism
In the El Oro District of central Mexico, a tailings agreement is linked to a tourism agreement.
Aussie and Canadian miner join forces in rare earths project
Avalon and Cheetah want to work together at the Nechalacho project near Yellowknife.
First Vanadium grows Nevada project with land buy
The move gives the company mineral rights to an additional 200-metre strike length at Carlin, considered the largest vanadium deposit in North America.
Eldorado Gold scraps mill at Turkish mine, resumes mining and heap leaching
Eldorado's shares jumped 12% in pre-market trading in New York on Thursday on the news.
SolGold wants to tighten grip on Ecuador project, buy out minority shareholder
Miner has unveiled plans to make an all-share offer for Cornerstone Capital Resources, a Canadian firm that has a 15% interest in SolGold's coveted Cascabel copper-gold project.
RMA cementing alliances in northwestern BC
First Nations, industry, government are collaborating to progress mineral exploration and mining in northwest British Columbia.
