New mining waste dam rules won’t be finalized by March
The ICMM last fall voiced concerns about the draft standards, especially how the rules could apply equally to new and existing facilities.
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Group Ten Metals announces warrant exercise, shares bounce
Shares of Group Ten were up nearly 5% at Tuesday's market open.
Western Mining has force majeure application accepted
Company operates both mines and smelters and it has 160,000 tonnes of annual copper smelting capacity.
Freeport sues Peru Gov’t over royalty payments
Arbitration procedures won't affect operations, says the company.
Monarch sells Monique project in Quebec
The company reached a deal with fellow Canadian miner Probe Metals.
Danakali done first phase of Eritrea potash project
It takes the company a step closer to the construction phase of Colluli and then into production in 2022.
Coal states urge Trump Administration to tackle plant closures
More than a dozen coal-fired power plants have been decommissioned in the past two years.
SQM warns of further lithium price drop, coronavirus impact
The world’s No. 2 lithium miner saw profits drop 38% in Q4 2019 and said sales to China in the first months of 2020 could be hit by the virus.