Vale raises emergency watch level for its Gongo Soco mine dam after heavy rain

The dam is safe and secure, Vale said, but had been on Level 1 watch due to its proximity to the Sul Superior dam, which remains at Level 3.

Reuters | January 26, 2020 | 1:15 pm

Waste heat recovery could back clean energy power at mine sites

A report suggests that diesel genset efficiency optimization could be the answer to renewables' intermittencies.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 26, 2020 | 1:01 pm

Novel mine reclamation techniques prove effective

Researchers at the University of Wyoming were successful at applying geomorphic reclamation.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 26, 2020 | 12:42 pm

Freeport shares dented by output drop, higher 2020 spending

The US miner has spent billions in the switch from a depleting open pit and to develop a coexisting underground mine.

Reuters | January 24, 2020 | 10:48 am

One year after Vale’s Brazilian dam burst, burying Brumadinho

One year ago, a Brazilian dam operated by Vale gave way to a tsunami of 9.7 million cubic meters of mining sludge that buried part of a town and killed 270 people.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2020 | 9:35 am

Lundin Gold CEO looking for acquisitions, open to a takeover

The company’s largest shareholder, Newcrest Mining, is supportive of a potential acquisition.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2020 | 9:16 am

Codelco requests exploration permits for Chile’s second largest salt flat

Licences would allow the miner to determine concentrations of lithium on the flat, estimate the size of the resource and identify necessary next steps.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2020 | 8:58 am