March 29, 2021 Sumitomo says Ambatovy nickel project in Madagascar resumed March 23 Project had been shut since March last year due to the covid-19 pandemic.
March 29, 2021 Colombia coal production fell 40% last year amid coronavirus, strike Many mines temporarily reduced operations last year during more than five months of lockdown and the largest union at miner Cerrejon held the longest strike in the company's history.
March 29, 2021 British ministers reject Sanjeev Gupta’s bailout plea British ministers have rejected a request from mining magnate for a $234.36 million emergency loan to prevent his group, GFG Alliance, from collapsing.
March 29, 2021 Australia sees record $104bn of iron ore exports this financial year The country’s most valuable economic export is expected to earn more than A$100 billion per year for the next half-decade.
March 29, 2021 Australian Aboriginal group opposes billionaire miner’s plan to build dams Australia is considering new legislation to protect Aboriginal heritage after Rio destroyed the 46,000-year-old sites in Western Australia.
March 29, 2021 Proposed spin-off of Nornickel copper mine may ease dividend talks Nornickel said last week that the spin-off of the Bystrinsky mine near the Russia-China border would happen within two years subject to regulatory and other approvals.
March 29, 2021 Jiangxi Copper posts drop in annual profit, eyes higher 2021 output Company said in a filing that net income slipped 5.9% year-on-year to 2.32 billion yuan ($353.6 million) in 2020.
March 29, 2021 Coal country races to shield itself from Biden’s climate plan Lawmakers in mining states from Wyoming to West Virginia are determined to fight back coal's slow downfall.
March 28, 2021 London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.
March 28, 2021 German steelworkers reach pay deal with union Workers will receive lump-sum payments of 250 euros each on December 28 this year and February 28, 2022.
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