In Chile’s Atacama, lithium mining stirs fight over flamingos
Flamingo numbers are falling, with a new study linking this to the water extracted by mining firms to pump up brine filled with lithium.
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Foxes add to Gold Fields headaches in Chile
Environmental regulator has asked Gold Fields to implement four “urgent” and “transitory” measures following the death of three specimens of culpeo fox in the area.
South Africans’ hair reveals heavy metal exposure from mining at Witwatersrand
Researchers are analyzing individual hair samples from people living and working around the Witwatersrand basin to determine the degree of uranium contamination.
Woodside shareholders back BHP petroleum merger
Deal creates a top ten global independent oil and gas producer worth $40 billion, with assets in Australia, the US, Mexico, Senegal and Trinidad.
Turquoise Hill to receive debt funding from Rio Tinto as it evaluates $2.7bn offer
Rio Tinto said it will provide interim debt funding of up to $400 million.
Chile’s top court puts Dominga mining project decision on Boric admin
Last year, environmentalists and surrounding communities appealed a ruling from a lower court that tossed out a decision by a regulator that denied the company permits.
MKS PAMP first precious metals refinery to set SBTi-approved carbon emissions reduction targets
The company has committed to reducing absolute scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year.
AurMac could achieve Tier 1 status in the Yukon this fall, says Banyan Gold CEO
Banyan Gold delivers AurMac resource update.
Trevali’s missing workers failed to reach Perkoa mine’s refuge chamber during floods
The search for the missing miners will continue, Trevali said.