Vale Indonesia signs HPAL deal with China’s Huayou
Vale and Huayou plan to build a $1.8 billion HPAL plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, to produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel.
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Petra Diamonds to pay dividends after three-year turnaround
CEO Richard Duffy said the results capped "the turnround begun three years ago” amid a diamond market that “remains broadly supportive.”
Strange diamonds from ancient dwarf planet could be key for next-gen machinery
Researchers say lonsdaleite could aid the production of ultra-hard machine parts.
Equinox Gold resumes operations at Los Filos
The precious metals miner said it reopened the Mexican gold mine on Sep. 10 following an initial meeting with local leaders.
Greatland Gold appoints mining leaders to the Board of Directors
Three of Australia’s most highly credentialled mining industry leaders have agreed to join the company’s board.
Chile launches plan to boost investment to address weakened economy
New copper mining projects will be exempt for five years from an ad-valorem component that was proposed in a new mining royalty.
Coal, lumber among goods threatened by potential rail strike
Freight railroads and labor unions worked through the weekend to try to avoid a strike that could cost the US economy more than $2 billion a day.
Fortuna finds more gold at Sunbird ahead of first gold at Seguela
Seguela will be Fortuna’s fifth mine, and is expected to produce 133,000 oz. gold a year.
Indonesia lost more tropical forest to mining than anywhere
Across Indonesia, some 1,901 square km of forest were cut down to make way for industrial mining.