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Brazil prosecutors accuse BHP, Vale of colluding to reduce payouts to disaster victims

A mining waste dam burst in 2015 at BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture in the town of Mariana, releasing a torrent of sludge that killed 19 people.

Reuters | October 23, 2020 | 3:28 pm

Buritica gold mine in Colombia officially opens

Commercial operation will begin in December, and the government hopes…

Reuters | October 23, 2020 | 12:19 pm

MMG resumes shipments at Las Bambas after blockade

The miner had to temporarily halt shipments for six days,…

Bruno Venditti | October 23, 2020 | 10:57 am

Unigold stock takes off on Candelones drill results

Drilling returned 14 m averaging 14.94 g/t Au at the…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 23, 2020 | 10:13 am

Global copper production to increase in 2021 after two years of declines: ICSG

ICSG estimates a deficit of about 50,000 tonnes of copper…

Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | October 23, 2020 | 9:52 am

BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan

It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 3:55 am

Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output

Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before.

Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:43 pm

Largo shares jump on record quarterly production

Company reported a new quarterly production record of 3,092 tonnes of vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) in Q3 2020, a 5% increase over Q3 2019.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 11:27 am

Ivanhoe shares up on Kakula underground development

First production now expected in July 2021.

Bruno Venditti | October 19, 2020 | 10:22 am

25 chinchillas stand between Gold Fields and $7bn worth of Chilean gold

The miner is in the process of relocating 25 chinchillas, while construction of the mine camp is undergoing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 10:03 am

Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023

The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 9:02 am

Kinross Gold mulling sale of Americas mines

The Canadian miner is also said to be considering moving its primary stock listing to London and doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 6:25 am

Lundin to halt Candelaria mine in Chile

Decision to suspend operations comes after Lundin failed to reach a deal with a second union.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 3:48 am

Lundin Gold to pay $2.5m to replace collapsed bridge near Fruta del Norte

A bridge failed on Saturday, forcing the company to suspend the transport of materials from and to its flagship operation.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 18, 2020 | 12:23 pm

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Brazil prosecutors accuse BHP, Vale of colluding to reduce payouts to disaster victims

Buritica gold mine in Colombia officially opens

MMG resumes shipments at Las Bambas after blockade

Unigold stock takes off on Candelones drill results

Global copper production to increase in 2021 after two years of declines: ICSG

BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan

Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output

Largo shares jump on record quarterly production

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