Pakistan’s milewide open air mine shows why coal won’t go away
In Asia, dozens of coal plants have come on line in recent years or are in the planning stages—with a normal lifetime of almost a half-century.
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China Molybdenum seeks opportunities to beef up battery metals business
Cobalt, copper, nickel and lithium are expected to see increasing demand from the EV trade in the years ahead.
World’s No. 1 copper miner gets $300m from Canada
The loan by Export Development Canada will help Codelco finance an ambitious overhaul of its aging mines.
BLM green-lights Blackrock Gold’s drill program in Nevada
The miner is readying to follow up on the high-grade gold intercepts found by Teck and Placer Dome.
Minera Alamos receives environmental permit for Santana gold project
The new permit provides the key approvals necessary for the construction of a commercial-scale mine.
Armenia to announce decision on Lydian’s gold project next week
This is the third audit on Amulsar, which has been halted by protests for over a year.
Protests halt top copper mines in Peru from shipping, cut off supplies
Anti-mining protests in Peru have held up about $400 million in copper exports from some of the country’s top mines.
Appointments at Altiplano Metals, Generation Mining, and Jaguar Mining
Jaguar Mining of Toronto has named Vernon Baker as CEO.
Mosaic idles Colonsay mine in Saskatchewan
Mosaic blames the wet spring weather in North American for a steep decline in the use of agricultural fertilizers.