Nigeria will only grant new mining licences to companies that present a plan on how minerals would be processed locally, under new guidelines being developed, a government spokesperson confirmed on Thursday.

Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 22:34:48

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Mining News Pro - Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths secured on Friday a large-scale mining licence for its the Makuutu heavy rare earths project in Uganda.

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 13:11:01

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Mining News Pro - A provincial appeals court in Ecuador has stripped Codelco and local joint venture partner Enami of its environmental license for the Llurimagua copper project, according to a ruling published Wednesday.

Friday, March 31, 2023 - 21:48:13

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Mining News Pro - Canada’s nuclear regulator said on Wednesday it has decided to renew Cameco Fuel Manufacturing’s licence for a nuclear fuel facility in Port Hope, Ontario for a 20-year period.

Wednesday, January 18, 2023 - 14:45:05

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Mining News Pro - Serbia revoked Rio Tinto’s lithium exploration licences on Thursday, bowing to protesters who opposed the development of the project by the Anglo-Australian mining giant on environmental grounds.

Friday, January 21, 2022 - 12:49:52

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Mining News Pro - Lithium developer Vulcan Energy Resources, which has supply deals with carmakers Volkswagen, Stellantis and Renault, has received five new exploration licences for geothermal energy and lithium in Germany.

Tuesday, January 4, 2022 - 13:35:54

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Mining News Pro - Twiga Minerals, a joint venture between Barrick and the Government of Tanzania, announced on Tuesday the acquisition of new prospecting licences in Tanzania by Bulyanhulu Gold Mine Limited, a subsidiary of Barrick.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 13:34:20

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Mining News Pro - Emerging African phosphate explorer and developer Kropz says the Water Tribunal has dismissed an appeal against the granting of an integrated water-use licence (WUL) for the Elandsfontein project.

Friday, September 10, 2021 - 14:05:14

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Mining News Pro - Canada’s Deep-South Resources (TSX-V: DSM) is taking the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy to court as it refused in June refused to renew the company’s prospecting licence for its Haib copper project.

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 23:22:20

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Mining News Pro - Kalbar Operations has applied for a mining licence for its Fingerboards project in Victoria’s Gippsland region, adding to the potential for a mineral sands hub in the state.

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 13:00:41

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Mining News Pro - Kalbar Operations has applied for a mining licence for its Fingerboards project in Victoria’s Gippsland region, adding to the potential for a mineral sands hub in the state.

Thursday, July 22, 2021 - 13:00:41

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Mining News Pro - Strategic Energy Resources (SER) has acquired three exploration licences from Newcrest Mining at the Isa North copper-gold project in northwest Queensland.

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 - 13:03:01

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Mining News Pro - Chile, the biggest supplier of lithium after Australia, has attracted interest from both established producers and smaller exploration companies to enter the country as it prepares to offer new licenses in a bid to grow output.

Monday, March 15, 2021 - 1:52:08 PM

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Mining News Pro - The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) announced on Thursday that the Energy Regulator, at its meeting held on February 25, approved the issuance of a generation licence for a 40 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant to be developed at the South Deep gold mine, in Gauteng.

Friday, February 26, 2021 - 1:41:34 PM

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Mining News Pro - Ivanhoe Mines announced that it plans to carry out a $16-million exploration program on its Western Foreland exploration licences, which are in close proximity to the Kamoa-Kakula copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 6:43:49 PM

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Mining News Pro - The hearing into Aim-listed phosphate explorer and developer Kropz’s Elandsfontein project’s integrated water-use licence (WUL) has been rescheduled for February 1.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 1:56:45 PM

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Mining News Pro - Oriole Resources says the Bibemi and Wapouzé exploration licences in Cameroon, in which the company is earning up to a 90% interest, have been renewed.

Friday, October 9, 2020 - 2:20:41 PM

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Mining News Pro - Licence to operate is still the biggest risk faced by mining companies, retaining its top spot for the third year in a row in Ernst & Young’s (EY) top 10 business risks and opportunities report for 2021.

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 12:17:58 PM

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Mining News Pro - Kropz has advised that the appeal hearing against the Elandsfontein project`s water-use licence (WUL), which was due to reconvene on September 3, has been postponed.

Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 2:15:04 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety announced that Greatland Gold (AIM: GGP) has won a government-conducted ballot in regard to its application for a fourth exploration licence in the Paterson region.

Thursday, July 2, 2020 - 8:10:40 PM

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Mining News Pro - The Victorian Government has granted Stavely Minerals two key retention licences to advance the Stavely copper-gold and Ararat copper projects in Victoria.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 12:39:14 PM

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Mining News Pro - Zambia plans to revoke the mining licences of Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) because the company did not give enough notice before suspending its mining operations due to the coronavirus crisis and other problems.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 11:13:37 PM

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Mining News Pro - The South Australian Government has cut all exploration and licence fees in the minerals sector to soften the blow of the industry’s coronavirus containment procedures. The fee relief will extend the due date for licenses until the 31 December 2020.

Monday, April 6, 2020 - 11:56:47 AM

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Mining News Pro - Anglo American will boost its giant Minas Rio iron ore mine in Brazil to full capacity after the country’s authorities granted it a key licence for the use of an expanded tailings dam at the site.

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 - 10:18:56 AM

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Mining News Pro - Multi-commodity developer Savannah Resources said on Monday that its subsidiary in Mozambique had secured a mining licence for the Mutamba heavy minerals sands project from the country’s government.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 1:12:22 PM

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