De Beers overtakes Newmont to lead ESG ranking of global miners
De Beers scored the highest in London-based Alva’s quarterly rating of environmental, social and governance perceptions this week.
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Implats Q3 production rises by 4%
The platinum miner said group production in the nine months to March 31 rose by 11% to 17.38 million tonnes.
Liberty Mutual puts Australian coal project on hold
US insurer will not be filing an environmental impact assessment for the Baralaba South project, missing a deadline as it weighs alternatives for the proposed mine.
China’s Q1 gold consumption jumps 93.9% y/y on robust demand
China's gold output, however, fell 9.92% to 74.44 tonnes in the January-March period from a year earlier.
Mali’s unmined gold reserves hold steady on new discoveries
Mining companies produced 65.2 tonnes of gold last year but discovered a further 65.7 tonnes of additional reserves.
BHP’s Mt. Arthur bind illustrates mining’s coal dilemma
As BHP Group looks at options to spin off or sell its thermal coal assets, the miner is facing pressure from climate-conscious investors.
Special report: A grandiose dream to carve out a giant coal mine in frozen eastern Siberia
Last summer, the Russian government approved an energy strategy that could see its coal output increase by up to 50% by 2035.
World top copper producer Chile sees output slide for 10th consecutive month
Chile's copper production fell 2.2% year on year, to 1.4 million tonnes, in the first quarter of 2021.
Eurasian Resources takes action to support elimination of child labour in DRC
The Luxembourg-based miner submitted an Action Pledge before the International Labour Organisation and the Alliance 8.7.