January 17, 2020 Brazil prosecutors threaten to revive $37bn lawsuit over Samarco delays The prosecutors' office has not ruled out other legal measures.
January 17, 2020 Altamira Gold granted trial mining license in Brazil The permit applies to the Cajueiro gold project.
January 16, 2020 The big problem haunting top iron ore miner isn’t so easy to fix Vale has taken several steps to clean up its image in the aftermath of the dam break.
January 16, 2020 What is artisanal gold and why is it booming? There are now around 15-20 million artisanal miners in the world.
January 16, 2020 Bolivia’s new lithium tsar says country should go it alone Bolivia has been producing around 400 metric tones of lithium per year in a test site.
January 16, 2020 Peruvian mining minister says lithium mining regulation ‘ready this year’ The government said it was receiving support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in drawing up legislation.
January 16, 2020 Vale halts Esperança tailings operations Vale cited the need to do a technical evaluation and potentially carry out work to improve safety at the site.
January 16, 2020 Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago.
January 15, 2020 Rising civil unrest adds to mining risks in 2020 Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft foresees as many as 75 countries having to deal with soaring public rage over a variety of topics, including economic inequality.
January 15, 2020 Ecuador sends first export of copper concentrate from Chinese-owned Mirador mine The mine started production in July 2019 with a projection of some 94,000 tonnes of copper concentrate annually.
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