April 3, 2018 Dormant Swedish mine comes alive in rush for car batteries A Canadian company called Leading Edge Materials Corp. is preparing to revive operations.
April 3, 2018 Prairie Mining starts legal action against Poland’s environment ministry The news sent the miner's shares plunging 30 percent in London and 20 percent in Warsaw.
April 3, 2018 Murray & Roberts scores $313 million worth of new mining projects South African engineering and construction group, currently subject of a takeover bid from Germany’s ATON, said projects were located in sub-Saharan Africa, North America and Australasia.
April 2, 2018 Chile’s recent coal phase-out decision claims first victims French power company Engie SA is closing all of its coal-fired power plants in the country. It plans to replace the capacity with renewable energy.
March 30, 2018 Anglo American ordered to halt Brazil ops again after leak A document by Brazilian environmental watchdog Ibama seen by Reuters said Anglo American would only be allowed to resume operations once it demonstrates the pipeline's security.
March 29, 2018 Randgold reports record year At year-end, the company had net cash of more than $700 million and no debt.
March 29, 2018 Gold particles make the invisible visible A researcher was able to optimize single-molecule detection using gold nanorods.
March 29, 2018 Eldorado Gold updated Greek mine plan reduces ‘footprint’ The Skouries gold mine project report updates a 2011 plan with industry-best practices for waste water management and tailings.
March 27, 2018 Rio Tinto fully out of coal sector with $2.25bn Kestrel mine sale Company has agreed to sell its 80% stake in the Kestrel mine to a consortium comprising of private equity manager EMR Capital and Indonesian coal company Adaro Energy.
March 27, 2018 Vedanta shuts protests-ridden copper smelter in India for 15 days The maintenance activity, originally scheduled for April, comes amid media reports that thousands had taken to the streets and shut shops in Thootukudi to protest against the expansion of the…
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