Panama president-elect rules out First Quantum talks until arbitration dropped
Panama’s president-elect has ruled out talks with Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals until it drops multiple arbitration proceedings it has launched seeking billions of dollars in compensation from the government over a mine shutdown order.
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First Quantum seeks ‘dialogue’ with new Panama president over disputed copper mine
First Quantum Minerals is looking forward to talks with the new administration in Panama and to work together to find a resolution to its disputed Cobre Panama mine, the Canadian miner said on Monday.
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Chile president wants copper output boost of 1Mt by 2026
Chile President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he is targeting an increase in the country’s annual copper output by 1 million metric tons by the end of his term in 2026.
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Brazil’s President Lula says he will not discuss Vale’s CEO succession
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said in an interview on a local TV station on Tuesday that he would not discuss miner Vale’s CEO succession.
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Zambian president calls rail link connecting copper mines to Angolan port ‘once-in-lifetime’ break
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said a US-backed project to connect Zambia’s copper mines to an Angolan port offers the nation a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity.
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Fatal blast in Indonesia puts battery metal ambitions in spotlight ahead of presidential vote
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Some 200 million Indonesians will vote for a new leader next month. The three campaigns still in the running have all backed the government’s policy on so-called downstreaming. But the Morowali disaster has thrown up criticisms of the price paid.
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South Africa president deploys army to tackle illegal mining
Mining News Pro - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
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South Africa president deploys army to tackle illegal mining
Mining News Pro - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorized the deployment of 3,300 army personnel to help combat illegal mining activities, Ramaphosa’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
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Panama’s president gives final approval to First Quantum copper mine contract
Mining News Pro - Panama’s president on Friday gave final approval of a law authorizing a new long-term contract for a major copper mine following lengthy negotiations that will ultimately provide state coffers with much more revenue from the project.
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Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure
Mining News Pro - Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador exhorted Vulcan Materials’ subsidiary, Calica, to accept his government’s $440 million offer for the 2,000 hectares it has under concession in the southeastern Quintana Roo state.
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Mexican president pushes new labor minister to resolve Grupo Mexico conflict
Mining News Pro - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he will ask incoming Labor Minister Marath Bolanos to meet with mining company Grupo Mexico and a top union leader to attempt to resolve labor disputes stretching back more than a decade.
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Botswana president insists on bigger share of diamonds from De Beers venture
Mining News Pro - Botswana will not back down on demands for a bigger share of rough diamonds from its joint venture with De Beers, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Thursday, upping the stakes as talks for a new sales deal appear to be stalling.
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Congo President heads to China amid mining contract negotiations
Mining News Pro - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will visit China next week as the two nations look to conclude the re-negotiation of a $6.2 billion mineral-for-infrastructure deal, people with direct knowledge of the trip said.
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Congo president demands more from $6.2 billion China metals deal
Mining News Pro - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi criticized a $6.2 billion minerals-for-infrastructure contract with China, saying the world’s largest producer of a key battery metal hasn’t benefited from the deal.
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President of Colombia promises to block mining projects to protect water sources
Mining News Pro - Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro said on Saturday his government will block mining projects that threaten water sources.
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Zimbabwean president says more investments welcome in mining sector
Mining News Pro - Zimbabwe welcomes more investors to take up opportunities in the exploration, extraction, and beneficiation of natural resources in order to maximize the value of its vast mineral wealth.
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Brazilian president-elect Lula vows greener mining
Mining News Pro - Leftist former Brazilian President Lula was elected this Sunday for a third presidential term, winning over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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More study needed to explain origin of Chile sinkhole, says Lundin unit president
Mining News Pro - Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada’s Lundin Mining, the president of the miner’s local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon.
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Colombia’s new president threatens to blow up illegal mining operations
Mining News Pro - Colombia’s new leftist president Gustavo Petro said that the armed forces will dynamite every dredge that is being used across the country to mine gold illegally.
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Botswana president sees progress on diamond pact with De Beers
Mining News Pro - Botswana and De Beers Plc are working out the “finer” details of a new diamond-sales pact and the southern African nation’s government is confident a deal will be struck, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said.
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Botswana president sees progress on diamond pact with De Beers
Mining News Pro - Botswana and De Beers Plc are working out the “finer” details of a new diamond-sales pact and the southern African nation’s government is confident a deal will be struck, President Mokgweetsi Masisi said.
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French President says deep-sea mining must not go ahead
Mining News Pro - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday a legal framework was needed to stop deep-sea mining from going ahead and urged countries to put their money on science to better understand and protect the world’s oceans.
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Iron ore price rebounds after Chinese President pledges to meet development targets
Mining News Pro - The iron ore price rebounded on Thursday after Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to take more effective measures to achieve the country’s economic and social development goals.
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Peru president replaces mining minister as crisis escalates
Mining News Pro - Peru President Pedro Castillo replaced four ministers amid a mining and fertilizer crisis and after lawmakers presented motions to censure some members of the cabinet.
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Mexican president reignites debate around mining reform with focus on lithium
Mining News Pro - During a recent press conference, Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador warned that if Congress does not approve a constitutional reform on electrical matters next week, following a decision by the Supreme Court of Justice that granted constitutional validity to the new Law on Electrical Power, he will push for a rewrite of the country’s Mining Law.
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