No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil
Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
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Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
For the first time in 50 years, a woman will lead one of Codelco’s divisions
Claudia Cabrera Correa, an executive with 24 years of experience in the mining industry, becomes the first female general manager of the Gabriela Mistral division.
Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform
The Mexican Senate approved a new mining law that the mining chamber and Canada rebuked.
Brazil’s Mura people report threats amid pressure to approve Amazon potash mine
Their ancestral land overlaps with an area where a Canadian company wants to build a potash mine.
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron resource in Nevada soars by 168%
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Glencore deal for Teck would face stringent review, Trudeau says
Trudeau promised that, if the government is asked to approve a deal, it will be consistent in applying Canada’s takeover rules “so investors can know what they’re getting into.”
Women in Mining Spotlight: Jeannette McGill
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GRAPHIC: Lithium prices bounce after big plunge, but surpluses loom
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