First Cobalt steps up on ESG practice
Company intends to qualify its refinery for the Responsible Minerals Initiative.
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It is unclear what happened at SMB's mine as company and unions gave different accounts.
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Barrick to begin layoffs in PNG as lease dispute deepens
About 2,650 PNG nationals would be retrenched by the end of July, the company said.
Calibre Mining cuts 2020 guidance
New guidance represents a 20% decrease from previous forecast.
Pancontinental drops battery metals projects to focus on gold
The Canadian company wants to focus on two gold projects in South Carolina.
BHP to sell Australian thermal coal mine
The world's largest miner has hired Macquarie Bank and JP Morgan to sell its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in NSW.
Argentina approves Millennial Lithium’s environmental impact assessment for Pastos Grandes
The EIA approval allows for a 24,000-tonne-per-year battery-grade lithium carbonate production facility to be built and operated on Pastos Grandes.
Experts call for plan to protect deep-sea life from mining
Mining the sea floor opens a vast source of key metals needed for clean energy, but should start after a full evaluation of likely environmental impacts, report shows.