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It is challenging to innovate in research and development (R&D) in mining, owing to some of the industry’s inherent characteristics; however, digital as an R&D option is opening up new opportunities for mining technology adoption. The was indicated by dual-listed Sibanye-Stillwater technology and innovation head Alex Fenn, delivering the keynote address during the University of Witwatersrand's (Wits') DigiMine seminar on December 10.

Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example of mining sector expansion that would generate $40 billion in export revenue over the next decade. Many now view the $3-billion project bankrolled by China's ExplorCobres S.A. as emblematic of the turmoil impeding Ecuador's push to become an Andean mining power to rival Peru and Chile. The project had... Читать дальше...

South Africa's mining production decreased by6.3% year-on-year in October, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports. The most significant contributors to the decrease were iron-ore, which was down 26.5%, contributing -2.6 percentage points to the overall industry performance; while chromium ore was down by 31.4, contributing -1.4 percentage points to the overall statistics.

Dual-listed Altus Strategies has discovered further copper and silver mineralisation at the company’s wholly owned Agdz project, in Morocco. The discovery follows a previously announced predictive mapping project.

Brazilian major Vale has signed a binding put option agreement for the sale of its ownership interest in Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie (VNC), formalising the sale to a consortium led by management and staff. Last month, Vale announced a period of exclusivity for negotiations with a consortium gathered in a new company called Prony Resources, led by current Vale New Caledonia management and employees and supported by both the Caledonian and French authorities with Trafigura as a minority shareholder. ... Читать дальше...

Hilary Maxson will join the Anglo American board as a nonexecutive director and member of the audit committee with effect from June 1, 2021. “[Maxson] brings a combination of experience that aligns well with our business, spanning finance, the capital markets, energy and technology, gained across her executive career in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia,” says Anglo chairperson Stuart Chambers.

Iron-ore miner Vale and the government of Brazil's Minas Gerais state are negotiating an agreement to settle damage claims stemming from the 2019 Brumadinho dam disaster involving the injection of billions of reais into funds to be managed by the state government. The talks on Wednesday focused on the governance of those funds, and would be followed by another stage of negotiations focused on the value of the settlement, sources close to the talks told Reuters. The company said in a statement that... Читать дальше...

Base metals miner Nevada Copper on Wednesday announced a funding package for its Pumpkin Hollow mine, in the US, sending the company’s shares up 8% on the TSX. The package includes agreements with several of its existing financing partners to provide additional liquidity to complete the ramp-up of its underground project, said Nevada Copper. The package would consist of new cash resources of $31-million with a blended headline interest rate margin of 7%, of which about $9-million has already been... Читать дальше...

Diamond miner Lucapa has recovered a 101 ct white diamond from its Mothae kimberlite mine in Leshoto. The diamond was measured as D in colour, type IIa, and is the fourth diamond larger than 100 ct recovered from the southern lobe of the Mothae kimberlite pipe.

Diversified major Rio Tinto on Thursday said that it was committed to learning from the incident at the Juukan Gorge rockshelters earlier this year, in order to ensure that such an event did not take place again. Responding to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s interim report into the destruction of the rockshelters, Rio has reiterated its apology to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people. “We recognise the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters caused significant... Читать дальше...