Brazilian court clears BHP, Vale, and Samarco of charges in 2015 dam disaster
A court in Belo Horizonte ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove that “individual actions” directly contributed to the collapse of the dam.
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Vale and China’s GEM say new, US$1.4B Indonesian nickel plant will be net zero
The plant will process nickel laterite ore from the Vale unit into 66,000 tons of mixed hydroxide precipitate annually.
Agnico Eagle, Teck among winners of 2025 PDAC awards
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has unveiled the names of five award winners at its upcoming convention in Toronto on March 2-5. The Bill Dennis Award goes…
Magna discovers new high-grade copper zone at Shakespeare in Ontario
Magna Mining (TSXV: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) says drilling found new copper mineralization on its Shakespeare project in a joint venture with Glencore (LSE: GLEN) less than 2 km from a feasibility-stage…
BHP, Vale reach US$30B Fundão dam settlement
The collapse of the dam at an iron ore mine owned by Samarco killed 19 people.
BHP tops all miners in Forbes list of world’s best employers
Australian miner BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) has earned a spot in Forbes list of the world’s best employers of 2024, placing best amongst all peers in the…
Vale, GEP partner to set Brazilian green hydrogen sector
Vale (NYSE: VALE) and Green Energy Park (GEP), an integrated European hydrogen company, have joined forces to explore opportunities for green hydrogen production in Brazil. The partnership falls under Vale’s…
Vale considers listing base metals business in late 2026
Speaking at the FT Mining Summit, chairman Mark Cutifani said Vale Base Metals could be valued at $40 billion.
Top miners’ reclamation obligations could surpass industry’s total debt by 2033
Environmental reclamation and site restoration costs for 24 major mining companies reached $72 billion in 2023, up from $40 billion in 2013.
Magna Mining PEA update hikes return five-fold for Crean Hill nickel project
An updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Magna Mining’s (TSXV: NICU; US-OTC: MGMNF) Crean Hill project near Sudbury, Ont. bumps its internal rate of return more than five times to…
Putin’s exports threat lifts uranium, nickel producers
Stocks in nickel and uranium producers gained this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin floated the idea of limiting metals exports, refueling geopolitics as a top risk, mining analysts said….
JV Article: Sandvik’s versatile jumbo bolter improves mining operations at KGHM’s Victoria project
In June, DMC Mining Services started trialing Sandvik’s DD422i two-boom dual controls jumbo bolter at KGHM’s Victoria nickel-copper project in Ontario, 35 km west of Sudbury. The multi-purpose diesel-powered jumbo…