Vale shareholders attempt board shakeup to reinforce change
Brazilian mining giant Vale faces a shareholder rebellion at its upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) over a leadership shakeup.
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After witnessing the highest fall in history in 2020 due to Covid-19, copper production in Peru is forecast to rise by 10.4% in 2021, says GlobalData
Chile’s copper production is estimated to have declined by just 0.7% in 2020. While the...
After a 4.2% decline in 2020, coal production from the top 10 companies is expected to increase by up to 6.6% in 2021, says GlobalData
Coal production from the top ten companies fell from a collective 1,704Mt in 2019 to 1,633Mt in 2020 – a...
After witnessing the highest fall in history in 2020 due to Covid-19, copper production in Peru is forecast to rise by 10.4% in 2021
In 2020, Peru witnessed the highest fall in copper production in its history mainly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with...
Mining explainer: The Whitehaven deep coal project controversy
The UK Government has announced that it will intervene with plans for the new deep coal mine in northern England,...
Australian Indigenous group to rate mining firms on ESG performance
The WGAC, which represents the Eastern Guruma area in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region, hopes the idea will emphasise the importance of ESG factors for investors and the public. The…
After declining ore grades and Covid-19 impacted silver output in 2020, production is forecast to rise by 8.1% in 2021, says GlobalData
Global silver mine production is estimated to have declined by 2.4% to 849.7 million ounces (moz) in 2020, the fourth consecutive annual decrease, partly owing to lockdowns and restrictions at…
Global copper production to recover by 5.6% in 2021, after Covid-19 hit output in 2020, says GlobalData
After two consecutive years of flat growth, mainly due to lower ore grades and the production disruptions, the impact of COVID-19 on mining operations led to global copper production declining…
China to cap annual coal output at 4.1 billion tonnes by 2025
As a China National Coal Association report revealed, the number of coal mines will be reduced to 4,000 by the end of 2025 from about 4,700 at the end of…
Resource nationalism surges in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft said that more than half of these countries are dependent on the minerals and hydrocarbons they export – meaning the mining industry could face rough times…
Normalising respect and remedy for human rights in mining
Ten years after the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, data from the RMI Report 2020 shows that large mining companies score a low average…
