BMO bankers sent each other crude memes before they were fired
Junior bankers who were recently fired from Bank of Montreal’s metals and mining group used work-sharing platforms to circulate crude jokes and at least one obscene image, which were discovered during an internal investigation after another employee complained, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Indonesia names two Chinese nationals as suspects in nickel fire
Indonesia named two Chinese nationals as suspects in an investigation into a deadly blast at a nickel smelter owned by top producer Tsingshan Holding Group.
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Chile battles forest fires in deadliest disaster in 14 years
Authorities in Chile’s Valparaiso region extended stay-at-home orders as forest fires continue to rage into Sunday. At least 99 people have been killed in the country’s deadliest disaster since a massive earthquake in 2010.
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Endeavour Mining says it fired CEO for ‘serious misconduct’
Mining News Pro - Endeavour Mining Plc has fired president and chief executive officer Sébastien de Montessus, citing serious misconduct and irregularities tied to the sale of a company asset.
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Death toll at Indonesia smelter fire rises to 18, operation halted
The death toll from a fire at an Indonesian nickel smelter has risen to 18 as of Tuesday from 13 on Sunday, local police said, while operations at the smelter remain suspended as authorities investigate the cause of the incident.
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Sigma Lithium’s former co-CEO fired for trading in blackout period
Mining News Pro - The former co-CEO of Sigma Lithium, a leader in Brazil’s budding lithium sector, was fired earlier this year for trading its shares during a quarterly earnings blackout period, according to legal correspondence in a civil lawsuit, trading data and two people familiar with the matter.
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At least 32 dead, 14 missing after ArcelorMittal mine fire in Kazakhstan
Mining News Pro - At least 32 people have died and 14 remain missing after a mine fire in Kazakhstan, the Ministry for Emergency Situations said on Saturday.
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Death toll from fire at ArcelorMittal mine in Kazakhstan rises to four
Mining News Pro - The death toll from a fire at an ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan rose to four after the body of another worker was found, the group’s local mining unit ArcelorMittal Temirtau said on Saturday.
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De Beers to aid employees in evacuation amid wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Mining News Pro - Anglo American unit De Beers Group said on Thursday it was assisting some employees at its Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories whose families were residing in the Yellowknife region and were asked to evacuate due to wildfires.
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De Beers to aid employees in evacuation amid wildfires in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Mining News Pro - Anglo American unit De Beers Group said on Thursday it was assisting some employees at its Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories whose families were residing in the Yellowknife region and were asked to evacuate due to wildfires.
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German coal miners under fire for unfair edge in renewables push
Mining News Pro - Less than a year after German coal giant LEAG unveiled plans to transform its open-cast mines into wind and solar farms, concerns are mounting that it and other lignite miners are exploiting an unfair advantage in the country’s race to go green.
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Boliden partially restarts Ronnskar production after fire, to lay off 190 people
Mining News Pro - Boliden has partially resumed production at its Ronnskar smelter after output was halted following a fire at the facility in mid-June, the Swedish miner said on Friday.
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Boliden’s Ronneskar metals smelter damaged in fire, output halted
Mining News Pro - A fire broke out overnight at Sweden’s Ronnskar smelter, a major producer of copper, zinc, lead and other metals, and output from the site has been halted until further notice, plant owner Boliden said.
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Gold mine fire in Peru kills 27
Mining News Pro - A fire in a small gold mine in southern Peru has left 27 people dead, authorities said on Sunday, in the country’s single deadliest mining accident in more than two decades.
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Glencore’s Antapaccay copper mine attacked, fire breaks out
Mining News Pro - Glencore’s massive Antapaccay copper mine in Peru faced its latest disruption on Friday, as a fire spread through a nearby worker housing area which is believed to have been started by protesters, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Hundreds of workers evacuated from WA mine site after fire
Mining News Pro - Hundreds of workers have been evacuated from a mine site in Western Australia after its power station burnt down.
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Aluminum-based material can scrub CO2 from coal-fired power plants’ exhaust
Mining News Pro - Among them, aluminum formate – which the scientists refer to as ALF – has proven effective in separating carbon dioxide from the other gases that commonly fly out of the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants. It also lacks the shortcomings that other proposed carbon filtration materials have.
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Sandfire moves forward with Botswana copper mine expansion
Mining News Pro - Sandfire Resources said on Tuesday it will spend additional $71.9 million to expand production at its under-construction Motheo copper mine in Botswana, as the Australian firm plans to set up a major mining hub in the Kalahari Copper Belt.
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China stimulus, supply worries fire up iron ore
Mining News Pro - Iron ore prices cheered China’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate for mortgages by an unexpectedly wide margin, and there are several factors that suggest a renewed rally is on the cards.
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Gold price up on doubts over Ukraine ceasefire
Mining News Pro - Gold prices rebounded on Wednesday amid doubts over the possibility of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. A retreat in dollar also helped to bolster the precious metal’s appeal.
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France coal-fired power plants get short-term right to burn more
Mining News Pro - France is temporarily allowing electricity producers to burn more coal after the nation’s grid operator warned of possible power shortages.
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Operating coal-fired power plants more expensive than switching to renewables
Mining News Pro - Generating electricity from solar power is cheaper than doing so through coal-fired power plants, a new article published in the journal Energy and Environmental Materials states.
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S. African port operator Transnet restores some operations at Richards Bay after fire
Mining News Pro - South African monopoly port operator Transnet said on Monday it had restored many of its operations since a fire broke out at its Richards Bay terminal last week, but that it still needed to ensure affected areas where safe before resuming others.
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Sandfire divests of Adriatic shares, as Adriatic raises cash
Mining News Pro - Adriatic Metals has unveiled a $244.5-million project finance package to fund the development of its Vares silver project, in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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Fire halts copper production at Vale’s Salobo mine
Mining News Pro - Vale said that the production of copper concentrate at its Salobo mine in the state of Para, Brazil, is suspended due to a fire affecting a conveyor belt.
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