Eramet reaches agreement to continue SLN’s New Caledonia operations
French mining group Eramet said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with the French government to continue its subsidiary SLN’s mining operations in New Caledonia’s Northern Province.
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Rio Tinto says checking impact of gas pipeline incident on Gladstone operations
Rio Tinto said on Thursday it had been notified of an incident at its Queensland gas pipeline, which Australian media had earlier said was a fire that had impacted supplies.
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Frontier Lithium, Mitsubishi form JV for Canadian lithium operations
Canadian miner Frontier Lithium said on Monday it is forming a joint venture with Japanese trading house Mitsubishi to help advance lithium mining and processing in Ontario.
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Canada Rare Earth sets up supply operations in the DRC
Canada Rare Earth Corp. (TSXV: LL) announced it has established rare earth supply operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through its wholly owned subsidiary Simba Essential Minerals.
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First Quantum re-shuffles management at Zambian operation
First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM) is re-shuffling top-tier personnel at its Zambian operations in a bid to tackle production and safety shortfalls in the South African country, an internal memo seen by Reuters showed.
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Rio Tinto inks renewable power purchase deal for Gladstone operations
Rio Tinto Ltd has signed a renewable power purchase agreement with specialist renewable energy firm Windlab to buy the majority of electricity from its planned 1.4 giga-watt (GW) wind energy project in Queensland, the miner said on Wednesday.
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Vale eyes more battery systems in its operations
Mining giant Vale is looking at expanding the use of industrial batteries to power ports and mining sites, said the firm’s Energy and Decarbonization director Ludmila Nascimento, in a move that would boost an industry still in early stages in Brazil.
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Glencore to sell stake in troubled New Caledonia nickel operation
Glencore said on Monday it will close and sell its stake in the loss-making Koniambo Nickel SAS business it co-owns in New Caledonia, as a sharp drop in the metal’s prices continues to hit the industry.
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First Quantum touts interest in its Zambia copper operations
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has attracted interest from multiple parties wanting to buy a minority stake in its Zambian copper operations, as the Canadian miner continues efforts to shore up its balance sheet.
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Communities agree to end roadblocks at Chile lithium operations
Indigenous communities in northern Chile agreed to lift roadblocks that have restricted access to the country’s giant lithium operations since Jan. 9.
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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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Union withdraws industrial action at BHP’s Pilbara iron ore operations
Mining News Pro - A union representing train drivers at BHP’s Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia has withdrawn industrial action ahead of an updated employment offer from the mining giant, a union representative told Reuters on Friday.
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NICICO and Sadaret Bank signed a memorandum of cooperation
Mining News Pro - A memorandum of cooperation was signed between Iran's National Copper Industries Company and Saderat Bank.
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Hunter Valley Operations amends mining proposal
Mining News Pro - Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) has amended its proposal to continue mining until 2050 by using the feedback on its environmental impact statement (EIS).
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Nyrstar to suspend operations at two US zinc mines
Mining News Pro - Nyrstar said it plans to temporarily close two zinc mines in the US state of Tennessee at the end of November due to weak prices and the impact of inflation, a third shutdown of zinc operations by producers in recent months.
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Stornoway Diamond files for bankruptcy for second time, stops operations at Quebec site
Mining News Pro - Stornoway Diamond Inc. is filing for bankruptcy protection for the second time in four years as the miner struggles to deal with volatile pricing on global markets.
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First Quantum says open to adjusting contract for Panama operations
Mining News Pro - Canadian miner First Quantum said on Wednesday that it is willing to analyze and revise four points within the proposed contract between itself and Panamato regulate its operations in the country.
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Wagner-linked gold miner in Sudan halts operations over conflict
Mining News Pro - A Sudanese gold mining company linked to the Russian mercenary Wagner Group has suspended operations because of conflict in the North African nation.
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Indian, Canadian officials discuss critical mineral mining cooperation
Mining News Pro - A top Indian minister held talks on boosting critical mineral mining cooperation with Canadian officials on Monday, the Indian government said, amid tense diplomatic relations between the two countries.
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SQM’s Salar de Atacama operations become IRMA certified
Mining News Pro - Lithium producer SQM’s operations in the Salar de Atacama salt flat have achieved IRMA certification, it said on Wednesday, meaning all Chile’s lithium mining facilities have now completed the evaluation process preferred by numerous EV manufacturers.
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Minsur to invest at least $2bn as it expands copper, tin operations
Mining News Pro - Peruvian miner Minsur has announced an investment of at least $2 billion in five years as it expands its copper and tin operations, an executive told Reuters on Thursday.
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Rio Tinto inks agreement with Madagascar government on QMM operations
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with the government of Madagascar on future fiscal arrangements for QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM) and renewed their partnership for its sustainable operation.
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South32 to halt some Appin mine operations amid workers strike
Mining News Pro - Australia’s South32 will make some parts of the Appin Mine, which is part of its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, non-operational during a week-long strike by underground mining supervisors, the company said on Friday.
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China Baowu wants new models of cooperation with Vale
Mining News Pro - The world’s largest steelmaker China Baowu Steel Group Corporation has held talks with Brazilian iron ore miner Vale on potential opportunities for future cooperation, according to an update on its WeChat account on Thursday.
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Increasing interaction and cooperation between Nicico and Maskan Bank
Mining News Pro - The CEO of National Iranian Copper Industries Company met with the head of Maskan Bank.
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