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Not so autonomous: Wifi outage results in driverless truck crash at Fortescue mine

One of the trucks was traveling at low speed and ran into another that was parked at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Australia's Pilbara region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2019 | 5:21 am

Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe

Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2019 | 3:29 am

Investors applaud Yamana Gold’s Q4 results

Yamana Gold’s stock was up 4.65% in after hours trading.

MINING.com Editor | February 14, 2019 | 3:53 pm

Sherritt International reports higher annual nickel production at Cuban JV

The company’s share of finished nickel production at the Moa joint venture (JV) in Cuba and Saskatchewan, Canada was 4,294 tonnes, up 4% from last year.

Amanda Stutt | February 14, 2019 | 3:05 pm

Casa options Keaper polymetallic project in British Columbia

The optionee must spend $4 million on exploration, pay Casa $550,000 and issue Casa 2.5 million shares in yearly stages.

Northern Miner Staff | February 14, 2019 | 2:34 pm

Technology to redesign 77% of Australian mining jobs over next five years — report

An injection of A$5 billion to A$13 billion in workforce capability will be needed over the next decade.

MINING.com Editor | February 14, 2019 | 1:48 pm

Barrick CEO says cuts to take miner beyond Thornton’s path

Mark Bristow, known throughout the gold industry for his relentless focus on costs, is counting on his belt-tightening skills to take Barrick Gold Corp. to the next level.

Bloomberg News | February 14, 2019 | 1:32 pm