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Nornickel to cooperate with Russian Platinum on Arctic deposit
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) and Russian Platinum, backed by Russian businessman Musa Bazhaev, will cooperate in developing the Chernogorskoye platinum group metals deposit in Siberia, they said on Thursday. The agreement is another attempt by the...
Zambia rejects Glencore copper mine’s suspension plan
Glencore’s Zambia subsidiary Mopani Copper Mines on Thursday said the country’s mines ministry rejected its proposal to suspend operations because of low copper prices and disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Mopani said it would appeal against the decision...
USA Rare Earth, Geomega to partner on waste recycling
Geomega Resources, a rare earth clean technologies developer, and USA Rare Earth, the funding and development partner of the Round Top heavy rare earth project in Texas, announced Thursday that they have entered into a letter of intent (LOI) to recycle rare...
Workers at Antofagasta’s Zaldivar mine enter mediation to stave off strike
Chile’s Antofagasta and unionized workers at its Zaldívar mine entered into mediation with the government on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike amid a coronavirus outbreak in the South American nation. Workers at the mine voted in favor of a...