Mining profits face nature-related threats: Barclays
Mining companies could see earnings drop by as much as 25% over five years due to nature degradation, Barclays said in a new report. The bank’s stress test, published in Navigating…
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BHP eyes Geraldine Slattery as CEO, FT reports
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) could appoint Geraldine Slattery, president of its Australia operations, as the company’s first female chief executive in its 140-year history, the Financial Times reported on…
Anglo American to cut hundreds of coal jobs
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) will shed more than 200 jobs from its Queensland coal division as weak prices and high state royalties hit profits. The company confirmed the cuts would…
BHP to shutter Australia coal mine, lay off 750 workers
BHP (ASX, NYSE LSE: BHP) plans to close its Saraji South joint venture coal mine in Australia and lay off about 750 workers amid weak coal prices and high royalties…
BC upholds $800,000 Anglo American penalty
British Columbia’s Environmental Appeal Board has upheld a ruling that handed Anglo American (LSE: AAL) an $800,000 (US$580,000) fine after it repeatedly failed to comply with its environmental permit at…
Brazil probes Anglo’s $500M nickel sale to China’s MMG
Brazil’s competition authority has launched an investigation into Anglo American’s plan to sell its nickel operations in the country to China’s MMG for up to $500 million. The probe, first…
German ‘death strip’ solar project breaks ground
The project site runs along the so-called “death strip”, left behind by the GDR border guards in 1989.
Finland reclaims mining crown as Canada slips
Finland has regained its status as the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mining and exploration it held in the early 2010s, followed by Nevada and Alaska, according to the Fraser Institute’s…
Global mining deaths rise for second straight year
Fatalities in the global mining industry rose for a second consecutive year in 2024, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) said in its latest annual safety report. ICMM’s…
Alberta coal mines gravely threaten fish, study shows
Leachings from historic coal mines in southwest Alberta could poison and even kill off downstream fish populations, according to a new scientific study released as a Calgary-based explorer seeks to…
BC mining must deliver on its potential: PwC
British Columbia’s mining industry is entering a crucial stage rich in opportunity for critical minerals and gold, but it’s still dogged by slow permitting and widespread uncertainty, according to global…
‘One project, one review:’ BC’s Minister Brar fast-tracks mine permits, IP protection
Six months into the job, British Columbia’s Critical Minerals Minister Jagrup Brar says major mine permitting timelines have narrowed by over a third, as new mining rules are set to…