Vale, other Brazil miners ramp up production as rains subside
The weather-triggered stoppages affected production of about 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore.
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Two killed in Niger uranium mine collapse
Two people have died and two others were injured in a collapse at French nuclear group Orano's COMINAK uranium mine.
One community in southern Peru says it won’t disrupt Las Bambas operations
The Challhuahuacho community signed a memorandum of understanding committing to avoid blockades on the Southern Mining Corridor.
CO2 storage project in America’s coal country one step closer to becoming a reality
Recent drilling by CarbonSAFE is expected to provide information on the viability of a second carbon storage site in the top coal-producing state in the US.
Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet
Japanese researchers discovered that diamonds’ atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing.
Peru’s economy grows 3.47% in November, but mining contracts amid protests
An advance in consumption was offset by a drop in the country's key mining sector beset by environmental protests.
Saudi Arabia hosts minerals forum; aims to become global mining hub
The world’s fourth largest importer of metals is looking to accelerate the exploration and mining of critical minerals in the country and become a new global mining hub.
Endeavour Silver to buy SSR’s Pitarrilla project in Mexico for $70m
The Pitarrilla project, 160 km north of the city of Durango, has measured and indicated resources of 164.7 million tonnes grading 99.1 grams silver per tonne.
Chile court halts lithium auction days after quotas awarded
An appeals court ordered the suspension, which was requested by the regional governor of the Atacama region and local indigenous communities.
