Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe More than half of them belong to Vale, whose Córrego do Feijão mine’s tailings collapsed last year, releasing a torrent of mining waste that killed about 270 people. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2020 | 3:52 am
Brazil mining regulator orders closure of 25 Vale dams Last October, 54 Brazilian dams failed to certify their stability or file the stability paperwork altogether. Reuters | April 2, 2020 | 4:30 pm
Treasury drills high grades at Goliath The company has drilled 9,000 metres of a 15,000 metre drill program planned for Goliath this year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2020 | 4:06 pm
RCT automates fleet in Burkina Faso Company has executed a project with African Underground Mining Services at the Siou underground gold mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2020 | 3:59 pm
MINING PEOPLE: Blue Thunder, Gold X Mining, Japan Gold, Trevali Key moves in the Canadian mining sector. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 2, 2020 | 3:09 pm
China EV slowdown to hit battery metals sector Argus analysts are forecasting global EV sales of just under 2.1 million units in 2020, a 1.4% drop from 2019. MINING.COM Editor | April 2, 2020 | 2:50 pm
Golden Minerals stock up on promising PEA Shares of Golden Minerals rose by 20% at Thursday's market close. Jackson Chen | April 2, 2020 | 2:01 pm
De Beers CFO to leave by end of July Nimesh Patel will join Spirax-Sarco Engineering as their new chief financial officer. Bruno Venditti | April 2, 2020 | 1:54 pm
Kirkland Lake Gold withdraws 2020 guidance The move comes after more suspensions and reductions in Ontario over the covid- 19 pandemic. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 2, 2020 | 1:17 pm