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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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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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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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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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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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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Zinc price jumps after Boliden suspends operations at Irish mine
Mining News Pro - Zinc prices climbed to a three-week high on Wednesday after Swedish miner Boliden said it will suspend production at Europe’s largest zinc mine in Ireland within the next month because of “unsustainable financial losses”.
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Operations at Zijin Colombia mine partially halted after attacks
Mining News Pro - Some 60% of operations at Zijin Mining’s Colombia gold mine have been halted because of recent attacks against workers, allegedly carried out by illegal miners allied with a major crime gang, the company said on Friday.
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BHP trials renewable fuel at Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia
Mining News Pro - The world’s biggest miner, BHP said Thursday it is trialling the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) to help power mining equipment at its Yandi iron ore operations in Western Australia.
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First Quantum sets Feb. 23 as date to halt Panama operations amid dispute
Mining News Pro - Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals said it may halt operations in Panama on Feb. 23 as it approaches a “critical point” of copper storage capacity after the government suspended its loading permissions at a port.
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First Quantum suspends loading operations at Cobre Panamá port
Mining News Pro - First Quantum (TSX: FM) said on Monday its subsidiary Minera Panama, the operator of the Cobre Panama copper mine has suspended concentrate loading operations at the Cobre Panamá port.
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Panama won’t allow First Quantum to expand copper mine operations
Mining News Pro - Panama will not allow Canada’s First Quantum to expand the area of its existing copper mining operations, the deputy environment minister told Reuters, stressing the government’s opposition to what it said was a request from the firm for more land.
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Glencore halts operations in Peru due to violent protests
Mining News Pro - Following Friday’s attack that set on fire a worker housing area, Glencore announced that it has halted operations at the Antapaccay copper mine in southern Peru.
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