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In era of green mining, even a zero-carbon project won’t do

Aurubis AG, one of the world’s largest copper smelters, terminated a provisional agreement to buy raw materials from Nussir after opposition from local indigenous groups.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2021 | 10:55 am

Inflation-wary Germans are loading up on gold

Demand for physical bullion in Germany was the highest since at least 2009 in the first half.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2021 | 10:29 am

Centerra units file motion seeking $1m a day in penalties against Kyrgyzstan govt

The government seized control of Kyrgyzstan's largest foreign investment project in May in a move challenged by Centerra Gold through international arbitration.

Henry Lazenby | August 26, 2021 | 10:20 am

Peru will seek to tax miners more when prices high

Prime Minister Guido Bellido asked Congress on Thursday for legislative powers for the executive on tax matters.

Reuters | August 26, 2021 | 10:09 am

Labor tensions are ratcheting up again in Chile

There’s still time to prevent strikes at Cerro Colorado and Salvador, but the rhetoric suggests it will be a hard task.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2021 | 9:58 am

American Lithium reports best extraction results to date, shares up

The company has achieved 97.4% extraction using warm sulfuric acid leach on the TLC claystone mineralization.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 26, 2021 | 9:24 am

Iron ore price rises on China steel demand optimism

China’s success in stamping out latest covid-19 outbreak also bolstered the outlook for commodities from copper to oil.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 26, 2021 | 9:06 am

SQM told to resubmit compliance plan as lithium scrutiny grows

Company has 15 business days to address technical observations related to the impact of removing the solution from the Atacama salt pan.

Bloomberg News | August 26, 2021 | 8:14 am

Dust at BHP’s iron ore mines poses health hazard

The state's environmental regulator this month began a review into elevated levels of airborne dust at BHP's Whaleback and Newman mines in the Pilbara.

Reuters | August 26, 2021 | 8:07 am