Silver and gold producer Hochschild said it will fight actions taken by the Peruvian government that are “not in accordance with … law” after learning that the country’s head of cabinet would deny extensions and close its Pallancata and Inmaculada silver mines for environmental reasons.
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Australian miner Nickel Mines Limited said that first nickel pig iron from the Angel nickel project in Indonesia, will be ready long before its target date of October 2022 – it is now focusing squarely on the first quarter of the new year.
Read MoreCopper-focused producer Capstone Mining has received a new mine plan of operations from the U.S. Forest Service for its Pinto Valley operation in Arizona.
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Almonty Industries said the development of the road and river diversion project continues at the Sangdong Mine site in South Korea. Both pieces of infrastructure are rated accordingly under the developer’s ESG (environmental, social and governance) program for a 100-year event. Read full article from The Asia Miner.
Read MoreAmerican Resources has selected a contract miner to run production at its Carnegie 2 metallurgical carbon mine in Pike County, Ky. Read full article from North American Mining.
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The Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) has added the newest sponsor to its growing roster: processing technology supplier Metso Outotec.
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Vale has confirmed that a fire on Oct. 5 at its Salobo copper mine in the Pará state, Brazil, has temporarily idled production.
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Government officials in Western Australia have released outlines making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers and others in the resources sector.
Read MoreThe U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report 2020, which provides a closer look at the country’s coal industry. Coal production last year dropped 24.2%, according to the report, to 535.4 million short tons. Read the full article from North American Mining here.
Read MoreFor the seventh year in a row, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) found none of the nation’s 12,000 mining operations met the criteria for one of the agency’s toughest enforcement tools, its pattern of violations (POV) screening. Read the full article on North American Mining.
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