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Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to okay mining on indigenous lands
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro unveiled a controversial bill on Wednesday that would allow commercial mining on protected indigenous lands, delivering on a campaign promise that has shocked tribal leaders and environmentalists. The bill to regulate mining...
Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula copper project in DRC keeps getting bigger
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines has unveiled a fresh set of mind-boggling figures from its flagship copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, confirming that the already large asset has room to grow. The updated mineral resource estimate (MRE) puts the combined...
New Century achieves record zinc production
New Century Resources has set a new standard at the Century zinc mine in Queensland, achieving record quarterly production at the end of last year. The company produced 7 per cent more zinc in the December quarter to hit a record 28,123 tonnes of zinc metal, with cash...
MMG suspends shipments from Las Bambas copper mine in Peru
Chinese miner MMG has once again halted copper shipments from its Las Bambas operation, one of Peru’s largest copper producers, following a road blockade by local community members protesting against alleged ongoing pollution of their lands. The preventive measure,...