Ivanhoe completes “starter mine” at multi-billion dollar Platreef project
Platreef's initial production shaft is expected to churn out 700,000 tonnes of ore a year and is slated to begin operations in late 2024.
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Communities protesting against Las Bambas set up new conditions to negotiate with Peruvian government
The leaders of the Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities demanded that MMG join the dialogue process.
More women join Chile’s mining sector – report
The number of women working in Chile’s mining sector grew by 40% in the past 12 months.
Gangs stealing cables miles underground torment South African platinum mines
Enticed by high copper prices, thieves are sneaking in and stripping metal from power cables.
Vedanta offers Zambia investment commitments if handed back KCM
Zambia's previous government put KCM into the hands of liquidator Milingo Lungu, triggering an ongoing legal dispute with Vedanta.
Chile constitutional assembly does not approve expanded state mining rights
The proposal now returns to the environmental commission, where it will be renegotiated before facing a second vote.
Metal electrolysis could support more efficient, eco-friendly processes for producing battery metals
Electrolysis is a process in which a metal oxide is zapped with electricity to create pure metal with oxygen as the byproduct.
BHP vows to stay out of lithium rush with shortages set to fade
The world’s biggest mining company has no plans to join the lithium rush.
Blast at India’s Tata Steel coke plant injures three contract workers
Three contract workers were injured in a blast at one of Tata's coke plant units in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
