Freeport sinks after Grasberg workers trapped
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) shares sank Tuesday after the company suspended operations at its Grasberg Block Cave underground mine in Indonesia, where a surge of wet material blocked access routes and…
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Rio to buy carbon credits with Caisse backing
Canada’s second-largest pension fund and Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) are investing in a carbon credits platform helping Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) cut its emissions footprint. La…
The Metals Co. posts first deep-sea resource
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) has released a prefeasibility study and a resource — the first of its kind — for its seabed mining plans that show a potential return…
Quake kills six at Codelco copper mine in Chile
Codelco says all of the five workers trapped at one of the world’s largest underground copper mines have been pronounced dead plus another who died when a powerful tremor caused…
Rescuers still can’t reach Chile copper mine fall
Emergency teams still haven’t reached an earthquake-triggered copper mine collapse in Chile that killed one worker and left five others missing, according to state-run mining giant Codelco. Rescuers as of…
Yukon’s assessment process: A guide for miners
Picture this: a small exploration company is planning to extend an access road near Mayo in the Yukon. It’s a relatively minor addition, just a few kilometres of gravel to…
Majestic Gold halts Chinese mine after a death
China-focused Majestic Gold (TSXV: MJS) has suspended operations at its Denggezhuang (DGZ) underground mine in the eastern province of Shandong after a hanging wall incident killed one of its employees….
Bolivian court pauses Chinese, Russian lithium deals
Bolivia’s plans to emerge as a major lithium producer have hit an impasse after a local court ordered the suspension of two major extraction deals signed last year valued at…
Geopolitics to shape mining’s future: TNMG president
Industry stakeholders should view resource development in a global context because shifting geopolitical dynamics will increasingly determine mining, The Northern Miner Group President Anthony Vaccaro says. “We need to look…
Sibanye-Stillwater rescues all 260 trapped at Kloof
All 260 employees of Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSWJ; NYSE: SBSW) that were trapped underground at the precious metals producer’s Kloof 7 mine were safely returned to the surface on Friday night….
Sibanye-Stillwater rushes to rescue 260 trapped miners
Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSWJ; NYSE: SBSW) confirmed Friday that nearly a third of 260 workers trapped underground at its Kloof gold mine, about 60 km west of Johannesburg, South…
Shock exit: Rio Tinto CEO Stausholm to step down
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) announced on Thursday the unexpected exit of CEO Jakob Stausholm later this year, ending a nearly five-year tenure marked by efforts to restore trust with…