An Aboriginal group from Western Australia’s iron ore producing region will inspect an important cultural site in the coming days after it received a notice from Rio Tinto of possible damage, the group’s chief executive said.

Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 17:44:27

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Mining News Pro - Damage caused to an Aboriginal rock shelter by mining giant Rio Tinto in August underscores the need for better heritage protection laws and a greater say for Indigenous groups promised in this month’s Voice referendum, advocates say.

Monday, October 2, 2023 - 20:48:20

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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.

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 23:14:01

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Mining News Pro - Although Samarco, a joint venture between BHP and Vale, operated the dam, the class action involving around 200,000 people does not name Vale.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 11:36:53

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Mining News Pro - Chile’s environmental regulator said on Thursday it had fined Escondida mine, controlled by company BHP, $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction in the Salar de Atacama salt flat.

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 13:31:27

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Mining News Pro - The “socio-environmental” damage brought about by the 2015 rupture of a tailings dam in Brazil owned by miner Samarco is between 37.6 billion reais ($6.73 billion) and 60.6 billion reais, according to a study done by a company contracted by prosecutors to measure the costs of the disaster.

Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 13:27:18

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Mining News Pro - A rising wave of anti-mining protest in Peru, which has paralyzed several operations in the world’s second-largest copper producing country over the last few months is already affecting investors’ perceptions, authorities warned Tuesday.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 12:58:09

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Mining News Pro - Following the negative consequences of power outages for the steel industry, CEO of GolGohar Company referred to the imposition of serious damage to these units and the inability of contractors to provide fixed costs.

Monday, September 13, 2021 - 17:07:03

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Mining News Pro - Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) chief executive Benedict Scambary has told the Australian parliamentary inquiry about the concerning impact of Glencore’s expansion at the McArthur River lead-zinc mine in the Northern Territory.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 12:39:07 PM

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Mining News Pro - Australian miner Sundance Resources said on Monday that it had initiated an arbitration process against Congo Republic for damages of $8.76 billion after the Congolese government revoked its permit for the Nabeba iron ore project.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 - 12:07:50 PM

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Mining News Pro - Russia’s ecological watchdog said the diesel spill from a tank owned by MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC in May caused 148 billion rubles ($2 billion) of damage in the Arctic.

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 - 10:00:52 PM

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Mining News Pro - Vale said Wednesday that the bow of iron ore ship “MV Stellar Banner” was damaged after leaving a port in the northern Brazilian state of Maranhão on Monday.

Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 11:57:43 AM

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Mining News Pro - China plans to promote investment in repairing environmental damage caused by mining, and wants a mixture of public and private entities to contribute, the Ministry of Natural Resources said on Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 25, 2019 - 12:20:38 PM

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Mining News Pro - Brazilian mining company Vale SA has paid 860 million reais ($210 million) in emergency damages relating to the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster, it said in a presentation on Tuesday.

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 10:33:54 AM

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Mining News Pro - Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has submitted a series of modifications to a bill introduced earlier this year which would set stiffer fines and jail time for serious violations of the country’s environmental rules.

Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 2:59:32 PM

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Mining News Pro - German utility RWE AG is reviewing damage done by environmental campaigners who accessed the company’s Garzweiler open-pit mine in Germany’s Rhineland on Saturday.

Monday, June 24, 2019 - 10:17:40 AM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has confirmed a fire broke out at the Port of Dampier in the Pilbara in Western Australia.

Thursday, April 11, 2019 - 7:39:46 PM

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Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto has announced disruptions to certain iron ore shipments from Western Australia following the impact of Cyclone Veronica.

Monday, April 1, 2019 - 11:40:43 AM

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Mining News Pro - Diversified major BHP has called for open communication as global trade tensions intensify.

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 4:23:00 PM

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Mining News Pro - A train loaded with iron ore and operated by BHP Billiton ran away without a driver for 92 km before being forcibly derailed in the early hours of Monday, the company and Australian authorities said.

Monday, November 5, 2018 - 9:20:29 PM

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Mining News Pro - The South African Human Rights Commission has released a scathing report on the damage mining in the country is posing to human rights.

Monday, August 27, 2018 - 7:45:17 PM

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Mining News Pro - The head of the mining house said that the sanctions would bring the least damage to the mining sector, saying that the investors who entered the country for the mining sector did not stop or stop their activities.

Monday, July 30, 2018 - 2:34:36 PM

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