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US court upholds 20-year ban on uranium mining near Grand Canyon
A US federal court has upheld the 20-year uranium mining ban on one million acres of land near the Grand Canyon in Arizona, the US. The ban was imposed by the Department of the Interior in January 2012...
Latin America
Anglo American gets licence for Minas-Rio iron ore mining project in Brazil
Mining giant Anglo American has received a licence from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to start production at the Minas-Rio iron ore mine and processing plant in the Minas Gerais state. Located on the south-east border of the São...
Latin America
Anglo American gains environmental approval for slurry pipe at Minas Rio in Brazil
Mining giant Anglo American has received approval from Brazil's environmental agency Ibama to operate a slurry pipe at its Minas Rio iron ore project in Brazil, which is expected to cost $8.8bn. The company will use the slurry...
Latin America
Escondida copper mine workers union call for strike in Chile
A labour union at Chile's Escondida copper mine Sindicato No. 1 has called for a strike from 22 to 24 September over demands to improve working conditions at the mine. Around 2,800 workers have threatened to go on...
Latin America
Grupo Mexico to spend $151m on toxic spill clean-up at Buenavista copper mine
Grupo Mexico and its subsidiaries have agreed to spend $151m to clean-up the toxic spill at its Buenavista del Cobre copper mine in Sonara last month. The decision is part of the agreement between Grupo Mexico and the...
Latin America
ABB to deploy automation and electrical equipment at Vale’s Carajas mine in Brazil
Swiss engineering firm ABB has secured a $103m contract from Brazilian mining giant Vale to supply and install electrical and automation systems at its $17.6bn Carajas Serra Sul iron ore project (S11D) in Para state, Brazil. This latest...
Latin America
Strike action forces Shougang Hierro Peru to halt iron ore production
The on-going strike by workers of Shougang Hierro Peru mine, a unit of China's Shougang Group, has forced the company to halt its iron ore production and declare force majeure on shipments. Shougang Hierro Peru country manager Raul...
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