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Fatality at Great Panther’s Processing Plant at Coricancha Mine Complex, Peru

November 20, 2019

Great Panther Mining said an employee lost his life in an accident that occurred during the late evening of November 17, 2019 at the processing plant of the company’s Coricancha Mine Complex in Peru. The operation was undertaking further processing

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Glencore to Permanently Close Brunswick Lead Smelter Smelter Facility, New Brunswick

November 19, 2019

Glencore Canada Corporation (“Glencore”) today announced the permanent closure of the Brunswick Lead Smelter in Belledune, New Brunswick. The decommissioning process will begin immediately and the smelter will cease all operations by the end of the year. “The decision to

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Jamaica Ramping Up Mining Licenses to Boost Economic Development

November 18, 2019

Transport and Mining Minister, Robert Montague, says the ministry has granted some 90 exploratory licenses for semiprecious minerals such as cobalt, copper, gold, silver and zinc, since March 2018. “Right now, almost every square inch of Jamaica is under a

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Pensana Metals Produces Robust PFS for Longonjo Rare Earths Project, Angola

November 18, 2019

Pensana Metals Ltd has revealed the results of a preliminary feasibility study conducted to estimate the economic potential of the Longonjo neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) project in Angola. The study was coordinated by Wood Group and is based on open-pit

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Israel to Phase Out Coal-fired Power Generation by 2025

November 18, 2019

Israel will completely stop using coal for electricity generation by 2025, the state’s Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz announced Wednesday. The minister said that “it has been decided to shorten the schedules of converting the coal-fired power plants to natural

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National Australia Bank Unveils Plan to Phase Out of Financing for Coal Projects

November 18, 2019

The National Australia Bank says it will take no new thermal coal mining customers and wind down lending to existing customers to zero by 2035, an announcement that had NSW Liberal MP Craig Kelly accusing the bank on Friday of

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Metro Mining Secures $32.5 Million for Bauxite Hills Expansion Project, Queensland

November 14, 2019

The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) has approved up to $32.5 million in loan facility to Australian exploration and mining company Metro Mining for stage two of the Bauxite Hills expansion project in Far North Queensland. The mine is located

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Resolute Secures Environmental Permit for Ravenswood Gold Mine Expansion, Australia

November 14, 2019

Resolute Mining has secured new Environment Authority Permit from the Queensland Government for the expansion of the Ravenswood gold mine in Queensland, Australia. The new permit, which represents an important amendment to the company’s existing Ravenswood Environmental Authority (EA), allows

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Ivanhoe Increases Development Costs of Kakula Copper Mine to $1.3 Billion, DRC

November 14, 2019

Ivanhoe Mines said that it has raised the initial capital costs of the Kakula copper mine at the Kamoa-Kakula project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by 18 percent to $1.3 billion. The investment has been increased by the

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Orvana Minerals to Suspend Operations at Las Tojas Gold Mine, Bolivia

November 14, 2019

Canada-based gold-copper producer Orvana Minerals has announced plans to suspend mining operations at its Las Tojas gold mine in Bolivia. The suspension will be put into place on or before the end of 2019. Las Tojas gold mine is 100

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