Vale hits new iron ore production record
It produced 77.4 million tonnes of iron ore in the period, up 4.5% from a year earlier.
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Over 240 mining and energy projects waiting for investors in Cuba
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Inroads for SRK Cape Town in Suriname
Starting a mining operation in a country covered mainly by pristine rainforest is bound to be a challenging task, but SRK Consulting’s Cape Town office has for over a decade been successfully applying its environmental and social impact expertise in just such a place.
China expands stake in Russian potash miner Uralkali
Two Chinese banks are among the eight institutions that have provided Uralkali a $530 million loan.
This is what happens to an oil company’s social license obligations when profits dive
In under a generation, social licence commitments have moved from a nice-to-have community relations extra to a regulatory necessity.
Lucara Diamond unearths 342-carat rock at its mine in Botswana
The gem will be sold along with two other greater than 100 carat diamonds, also recovered at Lucara's Karowe mine.
