Unigold hits high grades at Candelones, shares up The miner estimates the true thickness of the mineralization is 45 metres with an average gold-equivalent grade of 5.38 g/t. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 4, 2020 | 12:43 pm
Colombian coal output fell 2% in 2019 The country recorded coal production of 82.2 million tonnes in 2019. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 11:17 am
Rio partners with SME for professional development The agreement will provide SME memberships to 150 employees across Rio Tinto. MINING.com Staff Writer | March 4, 2020 | 10:15 am
Women break the mould at Burkina Faso gold mines Hounde gold mine has 111 women in jobs like blasting rocks or driving heavy vehicles. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:41 am
Indonesia’s Bukit Asam 2019 output rises 10.2% Coal sales in 2019 were at 27.8 million tonnes, up 13% from the previous year. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:27 am
Sumitomo aims to boost FY copper output to 300,000 T by 2030 The Japanese company also said it wanted to increase use of low-grade nickel ore. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:14 am
Brazil prosecutors seek to block expansion of Anglo American mining dam Expansion in Minas Gerais state includes raising the height of a dam that contains mining tailings. Reuters | March 4, 2020 | 9:10 am
Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2020 | 8:11 am
Talga receives environmental permit for Swedish graphite project The Vittangi project has a total JORC resource of 12.3Mt at 25.5% graphite which, according to Talga, is the highest resource grade of any JORC/NI 43-101 graphite deposit in the world. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2020 | 6:15 am