Aluminum makers in India plead for coal as power squeeze bites
The producers face severe disruption if smelters experience outages and have few alternatives to domestic coal.
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IAMGOLD halts transport to and from Burkina Faso mine after attack
No passengers were hurt, but one police officer was injured while the convoy's security repelled the gunfire.
BHP, CAT strengthen alliance to develop zero-emission mining trucks
BHP and Caterpillar announced that they are accelerating the development and deployment of zero-emissions mining trucks at BHP sites.
Fortescue investors invited to vote on Western Australia heritage law
The state is reforming laws to protect the heritage of Aboriginal Australians after global miner Rio Tinto Ltd legally destroyed rock shelters for an iron ore mine last year.
Chilean court backs Caserones environmental remediation plan
Environmental court has approved a $42 million compliance plan to rectify environmental damage in the country's north.
Iron ore price plunges on steel production curbs in China
Steel prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were also undermined by a drop in raw materials and tepid economic data.
Codelco reaches new agreement with union workers
The miner has reached an early agreement with the five unions representing workers at its key El Teniente mine.
Centerra says 40 metres of water at Kumtor pit a threat to workers, environment
In the three months Kyrgyzstan has been running the seized mine, it has flooded with more water than Centerra ever saw collect in 25 years.
Value of battery metals in new electric cars already beyond 2020 total
MINING.COM’s EV Metal Index surpasses 2020 full year total in just six months as lithium, cobalt and nickel prices bounce and tonnes deployed globally set records.
