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3 July 2020
Death toll reaches 162 in Myanmar jade mine landslide
The death toll after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has now reached 162.
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3 July 2020
Rio Tinto confirms delays and increased costs at Oyu Tolgoi
Oyu Tolgoi LLC has completed an updated feasibility study for the redesign of the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, forecasting an increase of $1.3bn to $1.8bn from Rio Tinto's original...
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3 July 2020
Axora: mining to see social and technological change after Covid-19
Axora has announced a number of predictions for the future of the global mining industry, with social change and technological innovations set to become more commonplace amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 July 2020
Canadian firm Endeavour Mining completes Semafo acquisition
Endeavour Mining has completed its C$1bn (approximately $735m) acquisition of gold miner Semafo.
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2 July 2020
BMA invests $100m in automated vehicles at Australia’s Daunia coal mine
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has announced that it will invest $100m in 34 automated vehicles at its Daunia coal mine in Australia.
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2 July 2020
Landslide at a Myanmar jade mine kills more than 100 miners
At least 123 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, with officials warning the final death toll is likely to be higher.
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2 July 2020
BHP to reduce operations and headcount at Chile’s copper mine
Multinational commodities giant BHP is scaling down operations and implementing job cuts at its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile.
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2 July 2020
Victoria Gold achieves commercial production at Eagle mine in Canada
Gold exploration and development company Victoria Gold has declared commercial production at its Eagle gold mine in the Yukon Territory.
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1 July 2020
Inmarsat says 15% mining firms have reliable IoT connectivity access
A research sxtudy by mobile satellite communications firm Inmarsat has found that only 15% mining organisations have access to reliable Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity.
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1 July 2020
Fortescue integrates WA iron ore supply chain into Hive IOC
Australian iron ore firm Fortescue Metals Group has officially opened the company’s newly expanded Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) ‘Fortescue Hive’ in Perth, Western Australia (WA).