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6 April 2020
Covid-19: South Australia offers relief for mineral explorers
The South Australian Government has cut all exploration and licence fees in the minerals sector to soften the impact to the industry during the region's Covid-19 containment procedures.
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6 April 2020
Rusal and Glencore agree on $16.3bn aluminium deal
Russian firm Rusal has approved a new long-term aluminium supply contract worth $16.3bn with Glencore.
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6 April 2020
Coal mine explosion kills 11 miners in Colombia
An explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca department has claimed the lives of at least 11 miners.
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3 April 2020
AngloGold Ashanti donates two Covid-19 hospitals to South Africa
Global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti has made two of its mining hospitals available to the South African provincial governments of North West and Gauteng as the country battles the...
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3 April 2020
Brazil mining regulator ANM orders Vale to shutter 25 dams
Brazil’s National Mining Agency (ANM) has ordered Vale to shutter operations of at least 25 mining dams, part of a total 47 dams which the regulator has ordered to close.
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3 April 2020
Wabtec to supply electric drive systems for mining trucks
US digital solutions provider Wabtec is set to supply 28,360t integrated electric drive systems to China’s mining truck manufacturer Inner Mongolia North Hauler Joint Stock (NHL) for a new order...
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3 April 2020
Covid-19: Endeavour Silver halts mining activities in Mexico
Endeavour Silver has suspended three mining operations in Mexico until 30 April as mandated by the government.
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2 April 2020
Mine closures and uncertainty could trigger financial struggles
The Gorno mine closure is not the only operation to impede production, as mines around the world have been thrown into uncertainty; 21-day nationwide lockdown in South Africa has unsettled...
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2 April 2020
Mineworkers could face increased risk of Covid-19
The tight working conditions of mining facilities means workers are at the greatest immediate risk, and mining operations around the world have been placed into shutdown. The Democratic Republic of...
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2 April 2020
OceanaGold’s Haile gold mine stays open amid South Carolina lockdown
OceanaGold has announced that its Haile gold mine in South Carolina, US continues to operate despite the state government’s announcement to shut down all non-essential businesses for a period of...