December 22, 2019 Protests in Argentina following modification of mining law The new version of Law 7722 allows for the use of cyanide and sulfuric acid in mining operations.
December 20, 2019 Vale buys back stake in MBR unit from Bradesco The deal leaves Vale holding a 98.3% stake in MBR, which accounted for the production of about 59 million tonnes of iron ore last year.
December 20, 2019 Golden Minerals sells two Mexican projects, shares up Shares of Golden Minerals rose by more than 5% at Friday's open.
December 20, 2019 Vale elects new board members The world's largest iron ore miner has elected two new board members.
December 20, 2019 Codelco cancels $1bn desalination plant contract with Japan’s Marubeni Construction of the plant, with an initial capacity of 840 litres per second, was due to start in the first quarter of 2020.
December 19, 2019 RANKED: Top 10 lowest cost gold projects on the globe Turkey took three out of the top five.
December 19, 2019 Orla Mining advances Camino Rojo toward production Construction of Camino Rojo is expected to start during the first half of 2020.
December 19, 2019 From Barrick to First Quantum: Top miners look ahead to 2020 Top executives at the world's largest mining companies expect a big focus on environmental, social and governance issues and more consolidation.
December 19, 2019 Brazil’s Bolsonaro says bill to open indigenous reserves to mining, agriculture ready The proposed rule would have to be approved by Congress, which goes on recess on Friday and doesn’t resume functions until February.
December 18, 2019 Brazilian regulator says Vale dam near Brumadinho is structurally sound ANM said it had visited the dam, and noted only minor superficial irregularities.
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