Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact”
Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.
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Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management”
The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
Interview — Eduardo Ruiz, Amphos2: “The trend is to design tailing facilities that have less water”
Standards are definitely improving with more automatization, control and monitoring, says Amphos21 general manager.
Capstone Mining achieves record cash flow in Q1, becomes debt-free
This was the strongest quarter in its 15-year history as a copper producer.
Minnesota Supreme Court orders new hearing in PolyMet copper mine dispute
The state's top court ordered the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to hold a new hearing regarding permits for a tailings dam facility at the proposed mine.
Lygend starts trial production at Indonesian nickel project
The plant, on the island of Obi, is one of a number of high-pressure acid leach projects in top nickel miner Indonesia.
Iron ore price retreats on price control worries
The China Iron and Steel Association said on Tuesday that fast-rising iron ore prices are "unreasonable."
Lynas to provide Malaysian authorities more info to resume radioactive waste disposal assessment
Company was granted a three-year licence renewal last year to operate its $800 million plant in the east-coast town of Kuantan.
SQM to sell remainder common stock for capex on local bourse
SQM said in December the capital would be used to fund a $1.9 billion, four-year investment plan, which aims to more than double its capacity to produce lithium.