Eight miners remain missing at Perkoa nickel op: Trevali

Canadian-based operator Trevali Mining said its continuing a search for eight miners that have been missing since a flooding event at the Perkoa nickel mine in Burkina Faso on 16 April. In an update report released 9 May, company officials said it has removed 32 million litres of water so far from the mine, restoring access to Level 550, but…

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Four killed in Poland mine methane explosion

Coal miner JSW has confirmed the death of four workers, one of them a rescue team member, at the Pniówek mine in Poland following a methane explosion during the early hours of 20 April local time. The incident occurred just after midnight at the underground operation in the southern region of the country, when 42 workers were at a depth…

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Southern Copper keeping doors closed on Cuajone

Miner Southern Copper said its Cuajone operation in Peru remains idled as it enters a seventh week of a standoff with Indigenous community protestors. The company told Reuters just before Easter that, nationwide, the protesting communities are accusing operators of not providing enough jobs and money to impoverished locals. Southern Copper has reportedly accused Peru’s government of failing to intervene…

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Trevali missing eight workers after Perkoa flooding

Trevali Mining said it has sent in mine rescue teams to search for eight of its workers after heavy rainfall flooded its Perkoa underground zinc operation in Burkina Faso. The company, which issued a report on the incident over the weekend but has not offered an update since, reported that it evacuated the Sanguie province mine after the flooding that…

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Copper Mark adds moly, zinc, nickel to framework

The Copper Mark assurance framework is no longer only about copper: the responsible production initiative is collaborating with the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), the International Zinc Association (IZA) and the Nickel Institute (NI) to promote cross-commodity best practices to make the program also available to molybdenum, nickel and zinc producers.

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