China vows to cut carbon emissions from aluminum smelters by 5% by 2025
A five-year plan adds some details on Beijing’s drive to reshape heavy industries.
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Peru government still far from deal on MMG’s Las Bambas mine restart
In a press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Vasquez said the government's spending proposal is a "solution."
World’s first school for holistic mining management incorporates ESG agenda
The University of Arizona’s School of Mining and Mineral Resources will strive to change the public perception of mining.
Romans exploited silver deposits in Portugal, Spain to make coins
European researchers determined which locations may have been mined for silver to produce Roman coinage.
Brazil suspends mining exploration permits in the Amazon
The cancellation of the seven permits granted by Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, a close ally of President Jair Bolsonaro, was published this week in the official gazette Diário Oficial.
Barrick’s North Mara mine in Tanzania reaches tailings storage target
Barrick took control of the mine in 2019, when the country’s National Environment Management Council had closed down the TSF, then holding significantly more water than it should.
Rosneft picks Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore as buyers of naphtha, diesel in 2022
Russian oil giant Rosneft has selected Vitol, Trafigura and Glencore as the main buyers for its light oil products.
Antofagasta agrees to copper charges with some Chinese smelters
The first annual settlement between a major miner and a Chinese smelter in the fourth-quarter "mating season" usually becomes the benchmark for the year ahead and is used in supply contracts globally.
Alcoa to curb aluminum output in Spain after energy costs soar
While aluminum prices have rallied more than 40% this year, profitability is being eroded by the far greater surge in power prices.
