Escondida mine union warns of self-driving truck accidents
BHP announced in July it had fully implemented autonomous operations for 33 trucks and eight drills.
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Freeport Indonesia to wrap up Gresik plant repairs by early September
Freeport expects to complete early next month repair work at its JV smelter in East Java.
Polyus’ first-half profit jumps 20% on high gold prices
Gold production fell by 11% to 1.3 million ounces.
Zijin Mining sees ‘unprecedented’ global risks
The miner said said geopolitical confrontation will pose challenges to its overseas projects.
Kyrgyzstan kicks off underground gold mining at Kumtor
Kumtor was once Centerra Gold’s biggest asset, accounting for more than half of its total output.
Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines
Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.
Locksley Resources forms US alliances to establish domestic antimony supply chain
The Australia-based critical minerals explorer's Mojave project is 1.4 km from MP Materials’ Mountain Pass rare earths mine in California.
Indonesia scraps coal pricing rules after pushback from buyers
Miners will now be allowed to sell below government-set benchmarks.
Canada and allies to explore funding critical mineral projects, minister says
The key target would be minerals subject to China's export restrictions, says Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
