April 6, 2018 Valcambi refines gold from Minera Limata co-operative, a small-scale mine in Peru. Valcambi, the Swiss gold refiner, announced today that it is entering into a long-term supply agreement with the Minera Limata Limitada mining co-operative Concession AFC 12 (LIMATA AFC 12), a…
April 5, 2018 Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation "The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."
April 5, 2018 World’s top miner BHP quits global coal group over climate stance The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on…
April 4, 2018 Brazil state fines Anglo American $37.73 million over pipeline leak The leak in the pipeline, which carries slurry to a port in Rio de Janeiro state, occurred on March 12 and forced the miner to suspend operations until March 27.
April 4, 2018 Canadian junior joins ‘staking rush’ in Brazil Altamira Gold is mimicking big players' strategies in the Juruena Belt.
April 4, 2018 The international lithium race All that can be said with confidence is that, for the next few years, both supply and demand will grow strongly.
April 4, 2018 Teck ups stake in Chile Quebrada Blanca copper mine in $162.5m deal Company now owns 90% of Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, which main asset is the namesake copper project in Northern Chile.
April 4, 2018 Revitalised demand growth to buttress molybdenum prices Healthy demand for molybdenum rich stainless steel, especially from the oil and gas industry, plus sluggish supply growth are expected to keep the price of this minor metal riding high.
April 3, 2018 Caserones copper mine in Chile says to close copper concentrator Caserones said in a statement the rest of the mine remained in operation.
April 3, 2018 Anglo needs 90 days to inspect leak at Brazil iron ore operations It said the leak of non-hazardous iron ore slurry was stopped within eight minutes and caused no disruption to local water supply.
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