December 6, 2019 Colombia’s artisanal gold miners now part of a traceable global supply chain More than five hundred gold panners have received support from an on-the-ground team to attain socially and environmentally responsible mining practices standards.
December 6, 2019 New mining waste dam rules should not be retroactive, says review chief The standards are set to be finalised by March.
December 6, 2019 Royal Road Minerals to expand drilling campaign at Colombian project The Jersey-based miner was granted permission to drill two mining concessions in Antioquia.
December 5, 2019 Kinross walks away from Ecuador project with Lundin stake sale It is selling its remaining 20.7 million shares in the Vancouver-based gold miner to the other two major investors — Newcrest and the Lundin Family Trust.
December 5, 2019 TSXV greenlights ATEX’s acquisition of Chilean copper project Shares in the Vancouver-based company start trading today.
December 4, 2019 Buying iron ore is getting more like shopping on Amazon The world’s biggest iron ore miners are looking for novel ways of satisfying their customers and protecting market share in the $150 billion global industry.
December 4, 2019 Vale says internal probe into tailings disaster due this month The collapse of the tailings dam in Brumadinho flooded a nearby company cafeteria and the surrounding countryside with mining waste.
December 4, 2019 Radius Gold’s Amalia project returns long intercept Drilling returned 1.53 g/t gold and 21 g/t silver over 120 metres.
December 3, 2019 2020 renewables use spike not enough to meet climate change goals According to The Economist Intelligence Unit, global energy consumption from renewables will jump by 14% next year, yet not enough to solve a climate crisis.
December 3, 2019 Chile eyes state-backed lithium push in far-flung salt flats Chile is looking to develop two lesser-known deposits of the mineral needed to power a global push into electric cars.
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