A third of mines don’t meet tailings rules: ICMM
A new report finds 33% of mines around the world operated by two dozen leading companies don’t fully meet industry standards for tailings management. Yet two-thirds of 836 facilities are…
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Hudbay halts Constancia mine amid Peru protests
Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE: HBM) has temporarily shut down its Constancia mine in southern Peru in response to local protests and illegal blockades that have escalated amid wider unrest across…
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…
Top 10: Down Under giants adapt to global shifts
In The Northern Miner’s annual look at the world’s largest miners, Australia always figures prominently. This is third in a series after Canada and the United States. The southern continent’s…
Glencore and MMG copper mines ride out unrest as Peru promises early polls
It was unclear on Monday if protesters in Peru would abandon planned strikes and disruptions around mines run by Glencore (LSE: GLEN) and China-controlled MMG after new President Dina Boluarte…
Australian court okays MMG’s Tasmania tailings dam study to proceed
In what has been labelled a ‘pro-mining judgment against the environment’ by a non-governmental organization, Chinese-owned base metals producer MMG Inc. has won the right to continue preliminary works for…
MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine by Feb 20 amid fresh blockade
MMG (HKG: 1208) said today that it will have to halt production at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru by February 20, following a new blockade of the road…
Peru copper output up almost 7% despite social unrest
Copper output in Peru, the world’s second-largest producer after Chile, increased almost 7% to 2.3 million tonnes in 2021 despite several protests that paralyzed some of the country’s key operations. …
MMG shuts down Las Bambas copper mine as talks fail
Chinese miner MMG (HKG: 1208) is ending copper production from its Las Bambas mine in Peru on December 18 after talks with locals to end a 27-day road blockade, the latest…
MMG to shut down Las Bambas copper mine by mid-December
Chinese miner MMG will end copper production from its Las Bambas mine in Peru by mid-December following months-long road blockades that have prevented essential supplies from reaching the operation, forcing…
Peru central bank warns against anti-mining protests
A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second largest copper producing country in the last few months, is already affecting investors’…
Peru road blockades forces MMG to halt Las Bambas copper mine
Chinese miner MMG once again will have to halt operations at its Las Bambas copper mine in Peru, one of the country’s largest, as community protests in the nearby province…