Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic The World Meteorological Organization says the forecast comes as covid-19 has brought transportation and industrial energy production to a near halt. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2020 | 3:43 am
Endeavour boss donates third of salary to fight covid-19 Other members of the management team have also committed to give a portion of their salaries for the next three months, Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2020 | 9:21 am
Program to monitor Congo artisanal cobalt miners expanded Partnership between RCS Global and the RMI will help the scheme grow from three sites to six this year, and to 12 or more by 2023. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2020 | 6:10 am
BHP flags delay at Spence copper mine expansion The miner said the $2.5 billion-project’s schedule was under review, adding that first production won’t likely happen until early 2021. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2020 | 3:55 am
China’s recent tailings leak the worst in 20 years The environment ministry said waste reached as far as 68 miles from the operation, the country's largest molybdenum mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 8:11 am
Vale cuts production guidance again The company attributed weak Q1 results to heavy rains, unplanned outages, regulatory delays linked to last year’s dam failure, and ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 6:55 am
Nordgold to power up Guinea gold mine The Russian gold producer aims to reduce emissions with the construction of a new 33 MW power plant at its Lefa mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2020 | 3:49 am
China to inspect tailings dams after spill at molybdenum mine The move comes after a spill at a molybdenum mine in March contaminated water supplies for the northeastern province of Heilongjiang. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2020 | 7:42 am
Rio lowers copper target at Oyu Tolgoi The company won't meet its previous production guidance of 530,000-570,000 tonnes. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2020 | 3:18 am
B2Gold reports covid-19 case at Mali exploration camp The employee was working at the Fekola camp, now isolated. Mine operations have not been impacted. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2020 | 8:53 am