Elder hurt in clash between Argentinian Indigenous community, police over mining project
Representatives from the Peñas Negras Indigenous community, in northwestern Argentina, clashed with heavily armed police officers who were escorting Elevado Gold personnel up the Alto de Salle hill, in the Catamarca province.
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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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Vitol CEO confirms energy trading giant is getting into metals
Vitol Group confirmed that it’s starting to rebuild a trading book for metals after a long stint out of the market, with an “exciting decade” ahead.
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Two workers dead at Newmont’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina
Newmont confirmed on Wednesday that two members of its workforce died this week at the Cerro Negro mine located in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina.
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Rio Tinto to invest $9.3 million in technology startups
Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it is teaming up with a global venture studio and start-up investor to back the development and commercialisation of breakthrough technologies in the mining industry.
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The ritual of tree planting and the beginning of the afforestation project of Gol Gohar Iron and Steel Development Company
Mining News Pro - The ceremony of commemorating the tree planting day and the beginning of the afforestation project and the improvement of the green space of Gol Gohar Iron and Steel Development Company was held this morning by planting a tree in this company.
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Deutsche Bank says Glencore may weigh listing move to US
Glencore Plc may consider switching its primary listing from London to New York, analysts at Deutsche Bank AG predicted, in what would be the most high-profile exit from the UK exchange to date.
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Gold price hits another all-time high as Fed-fuelled rally continues
Gold continued its historic rally on Monday by setting another record high, as the latest US inflation data further boosted expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this coming June.
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Activist Tribeca asks Glencore to move main listing to Sydney
Activist investor Tribeca Investment Partners has called on Glencore to shift its primary listing from London to Sydney and abandon a plan to spin off its profitable coal business, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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US bill supporting seafloor mining lifts The Metals Company
The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) shares soared on Wednesday after Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and Congressman John Joyce (R-PA) introduced a Bill to increase US support for deep-sea mining.
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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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Platinum deficit in 2024 to be deeper than expected – WPIC
A global platinum deficit in 2024 will be deeper than previously expected as mines hit by low prices for palladium and rhodium cut supply, the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) said, adding there were risks mine supplies could fall even further.
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Platinum’s worst crisis in decades hits jobs in South Africa
South Africa’s platinum producers are in crisis, as slumping metal prices force jobs cuts and erode profits.
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Gold price continues ascent to new highs, nears $2,150/oz
Gold continued its record-setting rally on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve reiterated the possibility of an interest rate cut some time this year.
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Northam CEO says South African platinum miners facing worst crisis in decades
Northam Platinum’s CEO said on Friday that platinum mining companies in South Africa, the world’s top supplier of the metal, are facing “severe” market conditions and are caught up in the worst crisis in three decades as prices plummet.
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Impala Platinum considers mine closures after profit slump
Impala Platinum could shut some loss-making South African mining operations if metal prices deteriorate further and restructuring efforts fail to improve margins, chief executive Nico Muller said.
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Rio Tinto gets $13 million from Canada to decarbonize iron ore processing
Rio Tinto said on Monday that the Canadian government had awarded it C$18 million ($13 million) to decarbonize iron ore processing in Labrador West.
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South African billionaire Wiese returns to his diamond-hunting roots
Christo Wiese, South Africa’s billionaire retail king, is going back to the future.
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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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Iron ore boom of the 2000s repeating – this time with critical metals
A headline published in The Age back in July 2003 reads: “[Andrew] Forrest has a grand $1.2bn plan for tiny Perth mining company.”
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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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Rio Tinto reports 12% profit drop but returns more cash to investors
Rio Tinto reported a 12% fall in annual underlying earnings on Wednesday, in line with forecasts, but paid a better-than-expected final dividend as it said inflation pressures were starting to recede.
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First Quantum mine shutdown piles pressure on Panama’s rating, Fitch says
The shutdown of a major First Quantum mine in Panama has reinforced downward pressure on the country’s ‘BBB-‘ rating and its deficit forecast, Fitch Ratings said on Friday, warning of slower near-term growth prospects and government weaknesses.
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Africa moves a step closer to continent’s first cobalt refinery
Africa could have its first cobalt sulphate refinery by the end of 2025, one of the few outside of China capable of making the product that’s a key component of lithium-ion batteries.
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Bendigo mine rehabilitation works continue
Resources Victoria has provided an update on the rehabilitation of the Woodvale Evaporation Ponds Complex and the Kangaroo Flat site near Bendigo.
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