BQE Water and Glencore Canada have renewed an operations services agreement for water treatment at the Raglan nickel mine in Nunavik, Quebec. BQE provides services in the Nunavik region in a joint venture with Nuvumiut Developments, an Inuit community-based organization. Full story.
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Vale and the Brazilian state of Para have moved closer to an agreement that could allow the miner to resume operations at its Onca Puma nickel mine, reported Reuters. Onca Puma, which has an estimated annual nominal capacity of 27,000 metric tons, had its operating license suspended earlier this year after Para’s environment department flagged irregularities in an annual environmental…
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Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie & Brothers, also known as Bakrie Group, said it is looking to acquire a nickel mine in Sulawesi to supply a planned integrated industrial park to produce electric vehicle batteries, reported Reuters. Full story.
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After more than 100 days, more than 630 union workers at the Glencore Raglan operation in Quebec, the province’s largest nickel mine, are headed back to work with a new contract. Read full article.
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More than 600 members of the United Steelworkers union have gone on strike at Glencore’s Raglan nickel mine in the Nunavik region of Quebec, Canada, suspending production. Read full article.
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A continued search for mine workers at Trevali Mining’s Perkoa nickel mine in Burkina Faso following a flooding event on 16 April has brought unfortunate news: the bodies of four miners have been recovered from the operation while the remaining four being sought remain missing. In an update on 25 May, Trevali officials said search crews are continuing their efforts…
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One month after eight workers were trapped within the Perkoa nickel mine in Burkina Faso after flooding, and despite 24-hour-per-day searches, rescue crews have confirmed they reached the mine’s refuge chamber and that the unit was empty. The chamber, located at Level 520, about 570 metres below ground, was still intact but had not been used. Searchers have pledged to…
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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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After informing its shareholders on Oct. 4 that it was suspending operations at the Onça Puma nickel mine in Para state, Brazil, after government notification of its noncompliance with its lining license, owner Vale has returned the mine to production.
Read MoreVale has confirmed the suspension of operations at its Onça Puma nickel mine in the Para state, Brazil, after being notified by government officials it was out of compliance with its mining license. The miner said Oct. 4 that the Environmental and Sustainability office of the Para State (SEMAS), which according to local reports issued the notification on Oct. 1,…
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