April 7, 2021 Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines.
April 7, 2021 Sustainable investment group UNPRI reviews Liberty Mutual membership over Australian coal mine plan The US insurer is backing a coal project in Australia that has drawn fire from community groups worried about climate change and pollution.
April 7, 2021 Perth Mint’s March gold sales surge to highest since 2012 Sales of gold coins and minted bars jumped to more than 130,000 ounces in March, up 4.8% month-on-month and 39% from a year earlier.
April 6, 2021 Australian gov’t says superannuation funds should support new coal projects Australia's superannuation funds should be free to support the coal industry's expansion plans, resources minister Keith Pitt said.
April 6, 2021 Panoramic Resources to restart nickel project in Australia To support the resuming of operations, Panoramic has entered a five-year nickel and copper concentrate offtake agreement with Trafigura Group.
April 5, 2021 Barrick ready to sign deal to reopen Porgera mine Papua New Guinea's prime minister has announced an imminent agreement to bring the mine back into operations.
April 3, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price; Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner; Vale sells New Caledonia nickel assets to Trafigura
April 1, 2021 Rio Tinto’s next chair must navigate between China and Australia Whoever replaces Simon Thompson as chairperson of Rio Tinto Group will face a raft of complex and problematic global issues.
April 1, 2021 Australian court orders Tianqi Lithium to pay $29m to court fund Company had refused to pay Perth-based MSP Engineering for building a lithium hydroxide plant, saying the project ran over budget.
April 1, 2021 DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.
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