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23 April 2019
US environmentalists oppose plan to open up 51 million acres to mining
US environmentalists are seeking legal action against a government plan to open up 51 million acres of land in western states to and drilling operations, claiming the proposal will threaten...
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23 April 2019
Barrick Gold, Newmont clear regulatory conditions for Nevada JV
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold and US-based Newmont Goldcorp have cleared regulatory conditions for their joint venture in Nevada, US, with the Federal Trade Commission allowing the early termination of...
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23 April 2019
Roxgold acquires gold exploration permits in Côte d’Ivoire
Roxgold has completed its previously announced acquisition of 11 exploration permits in Côte d'Ivoire from Newcrest West Africa Holdings.
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23 April 2019
US court slams Trump administration’s coal mining policy
A US federal court has suspended a government plan to open up coal mining on federal lands, claiming that it did not adequately consider the environmental impacts of the proposal.
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18 April 2019
Sibanye-Stillwater reaches deal to end strike at SA gold operations
Precious metals mining firm Sibanye-Stillwater has reached an agreement with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) to end a five-month strike at gold operations in South Africa.
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18 April 2019
Vale to resume operations at Brucutu iron ore mine in Brazil
Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has announced that it expects to resume operations within 72 hours at Brucutu mine in Sao Goncalo do Rio Abaixo in the state of Minas...
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18 April 2019
Hexagon’s Mining division buys Split Engineering
Hexagon’s Mining division has acquired coarse rock fragmentation size measurement systems and software provider Split Engineering for an undisclosed amount.
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17 April 2019
KCC resumes export and sale of cobalt from Kamoto Project
Katanga Mining’s 75%-owned DRC subsidiary Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) has resumed export and sale of a limited quantity of cobalt from its Kamoto Project in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
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17 April 2019
New Gold wins environmental approval for Blackwater Gold Project
New Gold has secured approval from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency for its 100% owned C$1.8bn ($1.3bn) Blackwater Gold Project in British Columbia.
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17 April 2019
Limpopo Coal concludes offtake agreement for Makhado thermal coal
MC Mining’s wholly owned subsidiary Limpopo Coal Company has concluded a coal sale and purchase agreement with a company that produces and markets bulk commodities.