Rio Tinto, BHP plug into Komatsu zero-emission haulage plans
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto and BHP have joined forces with Komatsu to create and commission zero-emission haulage solutions.
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Worker health, safety and equality in ASM
Mining News Pro - The launch of Delve: 2020 State of the Artisanal and Small Scale Mining (ASM) Sector report this spring shone a spotlight on working conditions, health, safety, and gender equality challenges in the industry that employs over 44 million people worldwide.
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Glencore recognises the importance of apprentices
Mining News Pro - Glencore has continued to advocate for entry-level resources jobs, with 40 new apprenticeships up for grabs at its Mount Isa operations in Queensland.
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London judges re-open £5bn Brazil dam lawsuit against BHP
Mining News Pro - London's Court of Appeal agreed on Tuesday to reopen a major lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP, reviving a £5-billion claim over a 2015 dam rupture that triggered Brazil's worst environmental disaster.
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Lynas Rare Earths switches on in Kalgoorlie
Mining News Pro - Lynas Rare Earths has contracted Mayfield Group Holdings for transportable switchrooms at its rare earth project near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
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Sibanye, RBPlat make progress with employee vaccinations
Mining News Pro - Sibanye-Stillwater has, despite recent disruptions in parts of South Africa, made significant progress with the roll-out of its Covid-19 vaccination programme.
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Rio strikes a deal with Bougainville community
Mining News Pro - Diversified miner Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with Bougainville community members, represented by the Human Rights Law Centre, to identify and assess legacy impacts of the former Panguna copper mine in Bougainville.
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Copper price falls
Mining News Pro - The copper price fell on Monday as the dollar hovered near its highest levels in months, making greenback-priced metals more expensive and less appealing to holders of other currencies.
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China frictions steer electric automakers away from rare earth magnets
Mining News Pro - As tensions mount between China and the United States, automakers in the West are trying to reduce their reliance on a key driver of the electric vehicle revolution - permanent magnets, sometimes smaller than a pack of cards, that power electric engines.
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Fatality reported at Barrick's Hemlo mine
Mining News Pro - An employee of Barminco has died at the Hemlo mine, in Ontario, gold miner Barrick reported on Thursday.
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Creditors in Brazil miner Samarco oppose restructuring plan
Mining News Pro - Creditors in bankrupt miner Samarco Mineracao, a joint venture between Vale and BHP Group, made on Thursday an objection to the company's restructuring plan, according to a court document.
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Busa calls for 24-hour curfew, full deployment of army, police and reserve forces
Mining News Pro - The violence and damage to property that have overwhelmed parts of the country must be stopped immediately, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) asserted on July 15, as the devastating loss of life and destruction of property continues, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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Queensland companies confident in clean energy
Mining News Pro - Queensland resources companies are ready and willing to transition to renewable energy as long as regulation and technology allow for it, according to a new report.
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ENSafrica unpacks the impact of POPIA on mine health
Mining News Pro - Law firm ENSafrica on July 13 unpacked the impact of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) on mine health and safety.
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Newmont ends Tanami camp quarantine
Mining News Pro - Newmont Corporation has released around 700 workers at the Tanami gold mine camp in the Northern Territory from quarantine following last month’s COVID-19 outbreak.
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Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster
Mining News Pro - Federal prosecutors in Brazil are seeking a definitive settlement with miner Samarco and it's shareholders, BHP Group and Vale, for damages caused by the rupture of a tailings dam in 2015, the lead prosecutor said.
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Half of miners plot electrification to cut costs
Mining News Pro - A State of Play report has revealed that 53 per cent of individuals surveyed are exploring electrification of their mine sites as a way to reduce costs.
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Rio Tinto, POSCO join forces to cut steel sector emissions
Mining News Pro - Rio Tinto and POSCO, South Korea’s largest steel producer, have inked a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore, develop and demonstrate technologies to speed-up transitioning to a low-carbon emission steel sector.
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Warrikal wins record Fortescue contract
Mining News Pro - Indigenous contractor Warrikal has been awarded a five-year $350 million contract as one of the providers of maintenance and shutdown services at Fortescue Metals Group’s Pilbara operations.
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De Beers pleads guilty to failing to report mercury monitoring results at Victor mine
Mining News Pro - In a resolution to a years-long dispute, De Beers Canada has plead guilty to one count of failing to report annual mercury monitoring results for the G2 station at Victor mine in 2014 as required under the mine’s Certificate of Approval.
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Wellbeing of 25 chinchillas weighs on Gold Fields access to 3.5m gold ounces
Mining News Pro - Chile’s environmental watchdog is “weeks away” of issuing a decision on whether Gold Fields (TSX, NYSE: GFI) harmed a group of 25 short-tailed chinchillas by attempting to move them so it can access 3.5 million ounces of extractable gold in the country’s north.
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RHI Magnesita and Calix Limited sign agreement to advance carbon emissions reduction in the refractory industry
Mining News Pro - RHI Magnesita, a global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions, has announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian technology company Calix Limited. The MOU covers the development of a Calix Flash Calciner for use in the production of refractory materials, which will enable CO2 separation for either utilisation or storage.
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AngloGold names ex-BHP exec Calderon as new CEO
Mining News Pro - AngloGold Ashanti has appointed former BHP executive Alberto Calderón as its new CEO, ending almost a year without a top boss that followed Kelvin Dushnisky’s sudden departure last July.
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Ramelius Resources rises from challenging month
Mining News Pro - Ramelius Resources has achieved record gold production for the 2021 financial year despite bearing the brunt of haulage impacts, worker shortages and COVID-19 travel bans in June.
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Glencore welcomes Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairperson
Mining News Pro - Multinational mining giant Glencore has appointed Kalidas Madhavpeddi as its new chairperson, with effect from July 30.
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