Why artisanal miners need a digital investment market
A group of financial and industry backers for artisanal mining (ASM) plans to set up a digital marketplace where this vast informal sector can find support and funding online. ASM…
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Brazilian authorities shut Jaguar mine after tailings slide
Local labour officials shut Jaguar Mining‘s (TSX: JAG) Turmalina gold mine in Brazil due to safety risks stemming from a recent tailings pile collapse. The mine—part of Jaguar’s MTL complex…
Rio Tinto, BHP, BlueScope select Perth to build low-emission iron plant
Australia’s two largest iron ore miners, Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) and BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP), working with BlueScope Steel, have selected Perth to locate the country’s largest…
Unrest pushes Syrah Resources to declare ‘force majeure’ at Mozambique graphite mine
Allegations of fraud in Mozambique’s general elections in early October have ignited protests and paralyzed mining operations across the country, including Syrah Resources’ (ASX: SYR) Balama graphite operation in the…
London Symposium: Beaty, McEwen, O’Toole urge mining firms to lead climate crisis fight
Sustainable mining must be the new normal to boost earnings and convince a skeptical public about the industry’s importance to combat global warming as the world enters a metals trade…
Torex Gold plunges after gas leak kills three at Mexican underground mine
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) says a fatal carbon monoxide gas leak at its El Limón Guajes (ELG) underground mine in Guerrero state, Mexico has claimed the lives of three…
London Symposium: Quebec out in front of green energy transition with support for tech, miners
Transitioning away from fossil fuel usage calls for greater collaboration between government and industry to meet the huge demands on critical minerals mining for producing low-carbon technologies. In Canada, the…
ArcelorMittal blames EU policy gaps for greening delay
ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT), the world’s second-largest steelmaker, is delaying plans for transitioning to low-carbon steel production, blaming insufficient policy clarity and support from the European Union for its decision. The…
‘I hate what I’ve done,’ beleaguered Ellison tells MinRes shareholders
Chris Ellison, founder and CEO of the embattled mining and contractor Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN), broke his silence today following a governance scandal that erupted last month. Earlier this month,…
UK gov’t finds Glencore fell short of business guidelines in Chad
Case centres on a 2018 toxic spill at the Badila oilfield, equivalent in volume to 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
Marimaca eyes ASX dual listing to boost Chile project
Marimaca Copper (TSX: MARI) has begun the process to dual list on the Australian Securities Exchange, a strategic move to boost growth and access to capital as it advances its…
Mali junta frees Resolute CEO
Resolute Mining (ASX: RSG; LSE: RSG) CEO Terence Holohan and two colleagues have been released from detention by Malian authorities, the company said on Thursday. “All three employees are safe…