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Vale operating license suspended in Brumadinho
The city of Brumadinho in Brazil’s Minas Gerais province has suspended Vale’s operating license after health agents said that the company’s onsite activities have “not respected the rules of social isolation.” In a media statement, Brumadinho’s mayor Avimar de Melo...
Vale to spend $2bn to cut carbon emissions 33% by 2030
Brazilian miner Vale SA plans to spend at least $2 billion to cut both its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 33% by 2030, Chief Executive Eduardo Bartolomeo told Reuters on Tuesday. Direct emissions refer to those from the company’s own operations, while...
Recycled battery metals being tested for use as crop fertilizer
It might seem an unusual ingredient for plant fertilizer, but metal dust from spent household batteries are being tested as potential crop nutrient supplements by an Australian recycler and supplier of battery materials. After collecting recycled everyday alkaline...
Ivanhoe hits more high grades at Kakula
Ivanhoe Mines reported on Wednesday that crews at Kakula mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) began mining and stockpiling ore with an average grade greater than 8% copper, with underground development approximately 4.4 kilometres ahead of schedule. At the...