Vast Brazil lawsuit in UK against BHP over 2015 dam failure hits buffers

A 200,000-strong Brazilian claimant group failed to resurrect a 5.0 billion pound ($6.9 billion) English lawsuit against the mining giant over the Fundão dam failure.

Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 7:21 am

Canadian miner meets Mexican officials over labor dispute

Americas Gold and Silver has been embroiled in a labor dispute at the San Rafael mine.

Reuters | March 24, 2021 | 7:14 am

Musk grabs Elon lithium project in Quebec

Musk Metals, known until early March as Gold Plus Mining, is adding the battery metal to its gold-focused portfolio.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 7:01 am

Granada searches for gold, finds critical minerals

The British Columbia-based company discovered scandium, rubidium, and cesium at its Granada Gold Mine property in Quebec.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2021 | 6:09 am

Cordoba restarts PFS work at San Matías project

Three drill rigs are operating under the protection of Colombian police and the military following an operation that apprehended several people extracting gold illegally at the site.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 24, 2021 | 6:06 am

Mitsui & Co. boosts stake in Collahuasi copper mine

Deal leaves the Japanese trading house with a 12% interest in the open-pit operation, the world's second largest copper mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2021 | 3:56 am

Green Minerals listed in Oslo with aim to mine ocean floor in 2026

In January, Norway launched a process to open areas of its extended continental shelf to exploration for seabed minerals.

Reuters | March 23, 2021 | 7:32 pm

Top 14 UBS battery metals forecasts after VW teardown

UBS says ID.3 is the “most significant bet on EVs made by any legacy carmaker to date” prompting a super bullish upgrade to demand for lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth and graphite

MINING.com Editor | March 23, 2021 | 2:21 pm