Focus:
Analysis
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![Q&A: managing security risks in mining with AKE and Mining Security Working Group]()
Q&A: managing security risks in mining with AKE and Mining Security Working Group
In November, local gunmen killed 37 employees of Canadian miner Semafo while travelling to work at the Boungou mine in Burkina Faso, raising awareness of the dangers faced by mining...
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![Q&A: securing alternative funding in mining with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner]()
Q&A: securing alternative funding in mining with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
A number of alternative sources of finance, such as strategic investments, joint ventures and equity based fundraisings, are available to mining companies, but what do miners need to know before...
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![January’s top news stories]()
January’s top news stories
BHP hit the lowest point in a month to the growing concerns over the impact of coronavirus on China’s economy and Codelco raised $2bn bonds to secure financing for its...
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![Inside the ICA’s new global standard for sustainable copper production]()
Inside the ICA’s new global standard for sustainable copper production
The International Copper Association has announced its creation of the ‘Copper Mark’, a global standard to ensure responsible production and trading of copper. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development...
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![The mining mysteries yet to be resolved]()
The mining mysteries yet to be resolved
Despite significant investment and great strides in new technologies, mining and mining exploration can still be an unpredictable industry. From recent scientific discoveries to still-unexplained spikes in commodity prices, we...
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![Argentina: will a new regime change a glacial mining industry?]()
Argentina: will a new regime change a glacial mining industry?
During his election campaign, the newly appointed Argentinian president, Alberto Fernández, courted the mining industry with promises to simplify the country’s mining code and reconsider a controversial glacier protection law....
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![Q&A: securing alternative funding in mining with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner]()
Q&A: securing alternative funding in mining with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
A number of alternative sources of finance, such as strategic investments, joint ventures and equity based fundraisings, are available to mining companies, but what do miners need to know before...
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![Building over former mines: a new guide for the UK]()
Building over former mines: a new guide for the UK
The UK Coal Authority and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association recently released a new 500-page guide to help those building on or remediating land previously used for mining....
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![Top ten biggest gold mines in the world]()
Top ten biggest gold mines in the world
South Africa and the US host two each of the world’s ten largest gold mines, while Indonesia, Russia, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Australia, and the Dominican Republic house the remaining....
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![Q&A: how tech can improve miner health with BridgeHead]()
Q&A: how tech can improve miner health with BridgeHead
Health technology firm BridgeHead has developed a number of solutions to help assist in the management of miners’ health in remote locations. We talk to Georgina Hurst, private healthcare and...
