No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil
Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
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Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study
Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
For the first time in 50 years, a woman will lead one of Codelco’s divisions
Claudia Cabrera Correa, an executive with 24 years of experience in the mining industry, becomes the first female general manager of the Gabriela Mistral division.
Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform
The Mexican Senate approved a new mining law that the mining chamber and Canada rebuked.
Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine
Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron resource in Nevada soars by 168%
The company said it estimates the Rhyolite site now holds enough lithium carbonate to power more than 50 million electric vehicles.
Glencore deal for Teck would face stringent review, Trudeau says
Trudeau promised that, if the government is asked to approve a deal, it will be consistent in applying Canada’s takeover rules “so investors can know what they’re getting into.”
Women in Mining Spotlight: Jeannette McGill
VP and General Manager of Metals and Mining at AspenTech was former Head of Technology & Innovation: Platinum at Anglo American.
GRAPHIC: Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom
A global market deficit is expected for 2023 as a whole, but surpluses are likely from next year, rising to 145,693 tonnes by 2027.
