World’s coal miners may be digging themselves into another glut
Coal’s use to generate electricity has declined precipitously in the U.S. despite a revival push by President Donald Trump.
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Gold price dip bolsters festive demand in India; premiums slip in China
Gold futures in India fell to 31,240 rupees per 10 grams last week, the lowest in more than four months and down 8.2% from a 2019 high of 34,031 rupees hit in February.
Take control of your water
Mine operators must be conscious of their water use, as well as innovative in how they re-use and handle water.
Vale hopes to return to 400 million tonnes annual output in 2-3 years, CFO says
At the same time, CFO Luciano Siani said that quickly restarting production was not the company's top priority after the Brumadinho disaster, for which the company was forced to take nearly $5 billion in writedowns in the first quarter.
Amazon rainforest is ours and not yours, Brazil tells the world
The comments coincide with government plans to review existing conservation areas amid growing pressure from mining and agriculture lobbies.
World’s largest hard rock lithium mine to get bigger
Talison Lithium, a partnership between China’s Tianqi and U.S. group Albemarle, obtained an environmental approval for the A$516-million ($361m) expansion of the Greenbushes mine in Western Australia.
Geoscience BC gets C$5 million to conduct earth science research
The non-profit organization said the new funding will allow for the continuation of its minerals, energy and water related public earth science.
Southern Silver increases mineral resource at Mexican project
The increase in the indicate category equates to 134 million ounces silver equivalent or 2.0 billion pounds zinc equivalent.
Coal miner TerraCom fires up A$63 million restructuring plan
The Australian miner aims to use funds to support growth ambitions.