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Anglo American Expects Licenses to Expand Its Minas-Rio Iron Ore Mine by June 2019, Brazil
August 20, 2018
Anglo American Plc CEO for Brazil Mr. Ruben Fernandes told Reuters, miner Anglo American Plc expects to obtain licenses to expand its Minas-Rio multibillion-dollar iron ore mine in Brazil by June next year. Minas-Rio is Anglo American’s biggest development project,
Pan African Pours First Gold at Elikhulu Tailings Retreatment Project, South Africa
August 20, 2018
Pan African Resources reported the first gold pour at its Elikhulu tailings retreatment project in Evander in the South African province of Mpumalanga, slightly less than one year of beginning its construction. The ZAR1.74bn ($118.1m) Elikhulu tailings retreatment project is
Nominations Are in for Women in Mining’s Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining
August 20, 2018
Non-profit organization Women in Mining (WIM) is committed to promoting gender diversity in what is traditionally a male-dominated industry and received more than 400 nominations during its search for the Top 100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining 2018. In May,
Battery Boom Revives World War II Cobalt Mines in Chile
August 16, 2018
The giant rocky outcrop known by locals as La Cobaltera offers a glimpse into northern Chile’s mining past, and a hint of its future. Slag from an ancient furnace is piled at the entrance of a mine shaft that hasn’t
AMCU Threatens to Shut Down Impala’s Mines Over Job Cuts, South Africa
August 14, 2018
The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) threatened to bring all of Impala Platinum’s South African mines to a standstill around the loss of 13,000 jobs at the world’s second-largest platinum miner. Amcu President Joseph Mathunjwa proposed that the
India to Develop Mining Safety Codes to Protect Contract Workers
August 14, 2018
Mining Technology reported that the Directorate General of Mine Safety (DGMS) in India is currently developing a set of safety codes to protect the wellbeing of contract and temporary mine workers, ahead of the country’s National Safety Conference in Mines,
Odisha to Auction 31 Lapsing Mineral Blocks, India
August 14, 2018
Odisha, the largest iron ore producer and the repository of other key non-ferrous minerals, is gearing up to conduct auctions of 31 mineral blocks lapsing by March 31, 2020. The blocks in question are non-captive leases due to expire as
Death Toll from Pakistan Coal Mine Blast Climbs to Eight
August 14, 2018
A Pakistani official says rescuers have recovered four more bodies from a coal mine that caved in after a methane gas explosion, bringing the total death toll to 8. Iftikhar Ahmed, a mine inspector, said Monday that five other workers
Yamana Gold Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
August 10, 2018
Yamana Gold is celebrating its 15th anniversary. On July 31 in 2003, the company was taken public with an initial portfolio that included the Chapada project in Brazil, which it subsequently developed and brought into production in 2007. Yamana is
Condor Gold Receives Environmental Permit for Its La India Gold Mine and Plant, Nicaragua
August 9, 2018
Condor Gold announced that it has received an environmental permit for the development, construction and operation of a processing plant with a capacity of up to 2,800 tonnes per day (tpd) and associated mine site infrastructure at its wholly-owned La
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