Sinomine suspends Zimbabwe lithium ops over authorities’ concerns
Mining News Pro - China’s Sinomine Resource Group’s Zimbabwe lithium unit on Monday said it had halted operations for a week after unspecified administrative concerns raised by the authorities.
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Chilean authorities suspend Alcaparrosa’s operations due to giant sinkhole
Mining News Pro - Chile’s National Geology and Mining Service, Sernageomin, ordered a temporary suspension of activities at Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) Alcaparrosa mine following the opening of a giant sinkhole above the underground operation.
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Bolivian authorities investigate tailings pond collapse near Potosí
Mining News Pro - Bolivian authorities are investigating the causes behind the collapse of a tailings facility near the southern town of Potosí, an accident that took place a week ago and that caused a mix of mud and mine residue to reach at least four rivers that drain into the Pilcomayo River.
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Supreme Court curbs EPA’s climate authority in blow to Biden
Mining News Pro - A deeply divided US Supreme Court dealt a major blow to President Joe Biden’s climate-change agenda, restricting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to curb power-plant emissions and saying Congress would have to act to give the agency more authority.
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Thor reports initial resource estimate for Douta gold project in Senegal
Mining News Pro - Thor Explorations announced Thursday it has released an initial NI 43-101 standard mineral resource estimate for the Makosa deposit, located in the southern portion of the Douta gold project in Senegal.
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Botswana Diamonds acquires control of Thorny River
Mining News Pro - Botswana Diamonds has exercised its pre-emptive right to acquire the outstanding third-party interests in Vutomi Mining and Razorbill Properties 12, giving it control of the Thorny River project in South Africa.
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First Quantum sells 30% of Ravensthorpe mine for $240m
Mining News Pro - First Quantum Minerals on Wednesday said it agreed to sell a 30% stake in its Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Western Australia to South Korean steelmaker POSCO for $240 million.
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POSCO acquires Ravensthorpe stake from First Quantum
Mining News Pro - Canada’s First Quantum Minerals has sold a 30 per cent share of the Ravensthorpe nickel operation in Western Australia to South Korean steel-making company POSCO for $US240 million ($310 million).
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Pilbara Ports Authority retains strong iron ore exports
Mining News Pro - Western Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority has maintained strong iron ore shipments from Port Hedland during April as prices have surged.
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Thor acquires Barrick’s majority interest in Central Houndé project
Mining News Pro - Thor Explorations Ltd. announced on Monday it has agreed with Barrick Gold to terminate the 2015 earn-in agreement between Thor and Acacia Mining PLC, which has subsequently been acquired by Barrick, on the Central Houndé project in southwestern Burkina Faso.
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Colombian authorities continue rescue efforts for 11 miners trapped inside flooded pit
Mining News Pro - Colombian authorities continue the rescue efforts to release 11 people that have been trapped since March 26 inside the pit of an unregulated gold operation located in the central Caldas department.
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Botswana finds 11 diamonds at Thorny River project
Mining News Pro - Botswana Diamonds said on Monday it had recovered 11 diamonds and “abundant” kimberlitic indicators from drill samples at its Thorny River project in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
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Liebherr, ThoroughTec ink training simulator agreement
Mining News Pro - Liebherr Mining has teamed up with ThoroughTec Simulation to provide operators with advanced training stimulators to safely enhance their skills with heavy mining equipment.
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Caterpillar, ThoroughTec ink global data agreement
Mining News Pro - Caterpillar Mining has chosen ThoroughTec Simulation as its approved supplier of mining equipment simulators via a global agreement.
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Colombian authorities dismantle illegal mine funding powerful drug cartel
Mining News Pro - An illegal mining operation that funded a faction of the Clan del Golfo was dismantled over the weekend in a joint action led by the Colombian army, the National Police Force, and the Attorney General’s Office.
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NT Government grants KGL authority to mine Jervois
Mining News Pro - The Northern Territory Government has approved KGL Resources’ mining management plan to develop the Jervois copper project after the mining company completed a pre-feasibility study.
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Pilbara Ports Authority enhancements improve iron ore exports
Mining News Pro - Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has credited upgrades in infrastructure and technology for growing iron ore shipments from its ports.
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Glencore to expand McArthur River despite sacred sites authority veto
Mining News Pro - Glencore has been given the green light to expand its McArthur River zinc mine in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), against the advice of the state’s own sacred sites authority, which says it has not cleared the plan yet.
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Authorities laudably supportive of grid-tied Pan African solar project
Mining News Pro - The authorities have been laudably supportive of the R150-million grid-tied photovoltaic solar project that is to be built to supply electricity to Pan African Resources’ highly successful Elikhulu tailings retreatment plant in Evander, Mpumalanga.
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Pilbara Ports Authority achieves record export numbers
Mining News Pro - Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has reported a record annual throughput of 717.2 million tonnes for the 2019/20 financial year, thanks to a surge in exports from Port Hedland.
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NT Government makes Thor tungsten project a priority
Mining News Pro - The Northern Territory Government has awarded Thor Mining’s Molyhil tungsten and molybdenum project with major project status.
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Barrick alerts authorities after fake news in Zambia
Mining News Pro - Barrick on Thursday said there is “absolutely no truth” in a news release circulated on social media in Zambia claiming the gold miner sold its Lumwana copper mine.
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First Quantum set for Ravensthorpe restart despite virus
Mining News Pro - First Quantum Minerals has continued work towards restarting the Ravensthorpe nickel operations in Western Australia despite coronavirus challenges.
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Thor to build Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mine
Mining News Pro - Canada-listed junior miner Thor Explorations (TSX-V:THX) has decided to move forward with its Segilola project in Nigeria, poised to become the country’s first large-scale gold mine, as it has secured all the funding needed for the $98-million project.
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Thor moves to build Nigeria’s first large-scale gold mine
Mining News Pro - Canada-listed junior miner Thor Explorations has decided to move forward with its Segilola project in Nigeria, poised to become the country’s first large-scale gold mine, as it secured all the funding needed for the $98-million project.
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