UNEP urges mining companies to better manage tailings facilities
The agency is urging mining companies to put safety first and avoid erecting dams using methods that are known to be high risk.
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Global steel production at 7-month low
Price of iron ore declines ahead of Chinese winter steel output cuts, widening Kobe Steel scandal.
Northern Miner’s Progressive Mine Forum Livestream
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Petra Diamonds revenue takes hit from Tanzania crackdown
Petra Diamonds Ltd's first quarter revenue fell by 17 percent after Tanzanian government last month seized consignment of diamonds from its Williamson mine.
Hedge fund sues Barclays Bank for £650M over alleged copper market rigging
Red Kite, the largest metals hedge fund in the world run by UK Conservative Party donor Michael Farmer, is alleging that Barclays Bank attempted to rig the copper market through insider dealings with the London Metal Exchange.
Cenovus sells Palliser oilfield for $1.3 billion
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China’s Jinchuan eyes new nickel, cobalt project to tap electric vehicle boom
China’s top nickel producer, will next year start building a new project in Guangxi that will produce raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, its chairman said, looking to tap the sector’s “explosive” demand.
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