BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures
Mining News Pro - BHP said on Wednesday it will modify operations at its Cerro Colorado copper mine in northern Chile to lessen the impact of a fresh ruling that prevents the company from drawing water from a nearby aquifer for 90 days, while it appeals the environmental court’s decision.
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Strike threat lifted at BHP's Cerro Colorado mine after contract deal
Mining News Pro - A union at Chile's Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile has struck a collective contract deal with mine operators BHP after five days of government-led mediation, the company said on Saturday in a statement.
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BHP’s Cerro Colorado must start from scratch on environmental plan
Mining News Pro - BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine must start again from scratch on an environmental plan for a key mine maintenance project, a Chilean court ruled on Tuesday, though the company said the decision would not impact operations.
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Western Uranium to restart Sunday mine complex in Colorado
Mining News Pro - Easing covid 19 risks and improved uranium fundamentals have prompted Western Uranium & Vanadium to pull the trigger on a restart of uranium exploration development and mining at the Sunday mine complex in western San Miguel County, Colorado.
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Second environmental court ruling hits BHP`s Cerro Colorado mine
معدن نیوز -A Chilean court ordered BHP`s Cerro Colorado copper mine, in the extreme north of the country, to cease drawing water from a riverbed near its facility and regulate nearby waste deposits following complaints from a nearby indigenous community.
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BHP operating normally at Cerro Colorado after court loss
Mining News Pro - BHP said operations continue at its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile after the country’s Supreme Court upheld local indigenous communities’ complaint about the project’s water use.
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EPA opens Colorado office to focus on hardrock mining cleanups
Mining News Pro - The Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it had created a Colorado-based office focused on hardrock mining cleanups in Western U.S. states, a move aimed at streamlining the remediation of thousands of mines abandoned over decades.
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BHP’s Cerro Colorado to scale down operations
Mining News Pro - Global miner BHP said on Wednesday it would begin to ramp down activity at its small Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile amid the coronavirus pandemic which has thrown metals markets into disarray.
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Rare earths processing facility opens in Colorado
Mining News Pro - USA Rare Earth, the funding and development partner of the Round Top heavy rare earth project and Texas Mineral Resources announced Thursday that its rare earths pilot plant processing facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado has received the required permits and officially opened.
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New robotics programme at Colorado School of Mines
Mining News Pro - Colorado School of Mines is launching a new graduate programme that will offer PhDs, master’s degrees and certificates in robotics
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Pilot rare earths processing plant, first one outside China, opens in Colorado
Mining News Pro - USA Rare Earth and partner Texas Mineral Resources have opened a pilot plant processing facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, which will purify rare earths, lithium and other critical minerals with the aim of helping Washington secure domestic supply of the key ingredients for military weapons, electric vehicles and phones.
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New space mining policy needed, says Colorado School of Mines
Mining News Pro - At Colorado School of Mines in the US, home to the world’s first graduate programme in space resources and the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a group of researchers are calling for policies to be developed now to ensure the advancement of the burgeoning industry
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