BHP commits $800m to boost Australia’s mining workforce
The world’s largest miner launched a major training and technology package aimed at helping Australia recover from the pandemic.
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Ethiopia gold exports surge after crackdown on smuggling
The country's central bank offered higher prices for the metal in a bid to curb trafficking
Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari
Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine.
Gold erases loss as investors weigh impact of Trump’s covid-19
Global shares and oil hammered after Trump tests positive for covid-19, sparking safe-haven rush.
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Trump issues new order to spur rare earths mining; Copper price in biggest drop since height of pandemic; Iron ore price jumps 5% after Vale suspension...
Vale resumes operations at Viga in Minas Gerais
This is the second time Vale has suspended operations at the waste disposal plant, with impact to production, since acquiring it in August last year.
Brazil seeks to re-open $27bn lawsuit against BHP, Vale
Brazilian federal and state prosecutors have asked a court to re-open a multi-billion dollar civil action suit against miners for damages caused by the Fundao dam burst in 2015.
Strike threat at world’s only 1 million tonne copper mine
Supervisors at the Escondida mine rejected the company’s final wage offer, moving them a step closer to a strike.
We’re a long, long way from running out of gold
All the gold that’s ever been mined would fit into a cube with edges 22 meters long — small enough to fit into three Olympic-sized swimming pools.
