Chile’s SQM decides not to hire ex-Chairman Ponce as adviser
Ponce has held power at SQM since it was privatized under Pinochet in the 1980s and is still the largest shareholder.
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More boardroom diversity means less in C-Suite, Lucara CEO says
The push by mining companies to attract more women to their boardrooms may be short-sighted as top female candidates are diverted from senior executive jobs.
Automakers spending $255B on EVs a ‘pile-up of epic proportions’
Battery materials can charge mining's next supercycle but new study says automakers will "throw away tens of billions" making electric vehicles no-one wants.
Minnesota firms sue over Trump administration mine leases near wilderness
The Interior Department's May 2 decision was unlawful and posed an immediate threat to the environment and the areas' outdoor-recreation economy.
South Africa mine lobby is said to plan free carry challenge
The Minerals Council “will make a comprehensive submission” to the Department of Mineral Resources and participate fully in a summit planned for July.
Polish copper producer KGHM appoints new CEO
KGHM has not had a CEO since Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki was fired on March 10.
Resurgent coal exporters should be wary of blinkered optimism: Russell
Coal miners supplying Asia's rapidly growing economies have plenty to be optimistic about as prices and demand appear robust, but they should be wary.
Silver Bear pours first silver from Russian project
“The plant has demonstrated that it can operate at planned hourly production throughput capacity."
Centerra delays completion of deal over Kumtor mine as Kyrgyz PM mull revisions
Deadline for fulfillment of all conditions included in agreement with the Kyrgyz government, which would end all disputes over the firm’s Kumtor gold mine, has been pushed back about a month.