Canada’s wood bison near proposed oil project face ‘imminent threats’ Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has concluded the bison are threatened and "immediate intervention is required to allow for recovery." Reuters | January 30, 2020 | 9:05 am
Antofagasta appoints Mauricio Ortiz as new finance boss Ortiz joined the company in 2015 and is currently the vice president of finance at its mining division. Reuters | January 30, 2020 | 8:56 am
South Africa’s Wescoal to break ground at new coal mine in February The new project is being developed amid a global pushback against the coal industry. Reuters | January 30, 2020 | 8:49 am
Congo moves to monopolize about 25% of all cobalt exports Newly created state monopoly will buy all output not extracted by industrial operators. Bloomberg News | January 30, 2020 | 6:15 am
Maritime expands in Newfoundland The company wants to acquire the Sprucy Pond property which is contiguous to its Hammerdown project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2020 | 6:15 am
Seabridge appoints key people to secure social license The miner is actively responding to BC's decision to legislate the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 30, 2020 | 6:10 am
MMG suspends shipments from Las Bambas copper mine in Peru The preventive measure seeks to protect trucks to and from the mine amid fresh protests against alleged pollution. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2020 | 5:48 am
Lynas to build permanent waste treatment plant in Malaysia’s Pahang The Malaysian state has approved Lynas' plan to build facility there, after it fulfilled one of the conditions for continuing its operations in the country. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2020 | 3:56 am
Teck says ‘anyone’s guess’ if Canada will approve oil sands project Lindsay said Teck has told the government that for it to build Frontier, it needs a pipeline to be built, a partner, and favorable oil prices. Reuters | January 29, 2020 | 4:22 pm