Brazil dismantles illegal mines in the Amazon
The unregulated operations were installed in Jamanxim and Río Novo National Parks.
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British Columbia revises law that regulates the environmental assessment of major resource projects
The Canadian western province wants to provide a "clear and timely path for the approval of responsible resource projects."
Brazil’s Votorantim profit falls despite higher revenues
Meanwhile, Nexa Resources, a unit of Votorantim, has just approved a $392 million capital expenditure in a zinc mining project in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
OPEC+ faces risk of new oil surplus as prices slump
A technical committee representing the coalition projected on Saturday a global oil surplus will resurface in 2019.
Zimbabwe platinum miners plan base-metal refinery, minister says
The processing plant has been under consideration since at least 2014.
Lundin Gold completes one third of construction at Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold expects to reach the ore body at its Fruta del Norte project in Ecuador during the first quarter of 2019, and pour first gold at around this time next year.
Kimberlites exploration drilling underway in Fort à la Corne Saskatchewan
Star Diamond Corporation announced that Rio Tinto Exploration Canada commenced an HQ core drilling program on 11 holes.
Permitting delayed at Black Butte in Montana
The company says it will expand its mine plan to include a treated water reservoir that can meet Montana’s new pollution standards.
Top copper miner’s output slump adds to worry on metal shortfall
Codelco reported declines across all of its mines in September as ore grades fell an average of 5% in the first nine months of the year.
