Новости за 26.11.2020

Zambia's state mining arm ZCCM-IH plans to appeal a court decision that ruled in favour of Vedanta, which has sought arbiration in a dispute over the jointly owned copper mine that is facing liquidation, the mining minister said. "ZCCM-IH has already indicated that they are appealing because they are not happy with the court judgment," Richard Musukwa said.

Diversified natural resources producer Eurasian Resources Group’s (ERG’s) hydro-metallurgical copper and cobalt facility, Metalkol RTR, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), will be undergoing the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) – a flagship programme of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Metalkol RTR has made a formal commitment to proceed with the RMAP assessment and has submitted all required pre-assessment documentation.

Diversified miner Anglo American has opened a Covid-19 testing laboratory in Solwezi, Zambia, close to its mineral exploration activities in the country. The miner says the lab was built to support the Zambian government’s efforts to increase testing capacity in the country’s North-Western province.

Russia’s Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, has launched an environmental risk management review in order to identify and better manage new climate change risks that are emerging. The announcement of a risk management review follows an independent report by consultancy ERM on its findings about what led to the May 2020 fuel spill incident in Norilsk. "Regardless of the causes of the incident, the company takes responsibility for the full clean-up. ERM's... Читать дальше...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he’s appointed his “best people” to work on breaking a stalemate that’s seen more than 50 ships laden with Australian coal stranded off Chinese ports, as tensions between the trading partners increase. More than $500-million worth of Australian coal and about ,000 crew on the ships are stuck after China blacklisted a wide swathe of Australian commodities and foodstuffs, amid what Morrison described on Thursday as an “extraordinary period” in the relationship.... Читать дальше...

Precious metals miner Polymetal has agreed to buy a 22.5% stake in Cyprus-focused explorer Chesterfield. The London-listed company would invest £2.1-million in Chesterfield. This was in line with Polymetal's strategy to invest in mining companies in its regions of operation, and increase its exposure to copper.

Mining and exploration company Jervois Mining has appointed James May as CFO and executive (GM) of finance, as it advances the financing and construction of its Idaho Cobalt Operations (ICO) in the US and the restart of the São Miguel Paulista (SMP) refinery in São Paulo, Brazil. He joins Jervois with more than 20 years of experience in the global resources industry. He began his career with Deloitte in London within its energy and resources division, before joining Rio Tinto in 2006.

The coronavirus lockdown is hastening digitalisation and automation in the mining industry, major firms and their partners said this week, helping to get more work done at remote mines, even if operators are far away. That trend will drive down costs quicker, leading to smaller, cleaner mines where more can be done with fewer people, industry officials said at the IMARC mining conference in the Southeastern Australian city of Melbourne. "The pandemic has forced us to think about how we can do more of the work that had to happen on site... Читать дальше...

Base metals miner Hudbay Minerals has resumed full production at its 777 mine, in Flon Flon, Manitoba, following a skip hoist incident in October. The shaft repair activities were completed ahead of schedule and the total direct repair costs were under the estimated C$5-million, the company said on Wednesday. Although fourth-quarter production and sales volumes would be impacted, Hudbay said it continued to expect the Manitoba business unit to achieve its full year production and unit cost guidance for 2020.

Lithium miner Galaxy Resources has successfully completed its share placement and institutional entitlement offer to raise an initial A$124-million of its planned A$161-million. Galaxy earlier this week announced plans to raise A$161-million through a 1-for-14 fully underwritten pro-rata accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer and institutional placement.

The share price of Northern Dynasty crashed on Wednesday as the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) denied the Canadian project developer’s US subsidiary a permit for the controversial Pebble copper/gold mine, in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. The USACE informed the Pebble Partnership that its application for permits under the Clean Water Act and other federal statuses had been denied, stating that the compensatory mitigation plan was non-compliant and that the project was not in the public interest. Читать дальше...

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