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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...
Read moreABB 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...
Read moreStrike 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...
Read moreChile imposes $4.5m fine on Anglo American Sur for environmental violations
The Chilean environmental regulator SAM has imposed a $4.5m fine on Anglo American Sur, a subsidiary of London-based Anglo American,...
Read moreFreeport halts Candelaria mine sale negotiation over Chilean tax uncertainty
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold has halted negotiations with Canada's Lundin Mining over the proposed sale of its Candelaria copper mine...
Read moreFive missing and 22 rescued from collapsed mine in Nicaragua
An urgent search operation is underway to free five miners who became trapped in an unlicensed gold and silver mine...
Read moreChilean mining industry to invest $105bn over a decade, Cochilco says
The Chilean mining industry will invest $105bn in mining projects across the country over the next decade from this year...
Read moreTroy Resources buys $1.1bn of mining equipment for Karouni Gold in Guyana
Australian gold producer Troy Resources has purchased more than $1.1bn worth of mining equipment to help kick-start operations at its...
Read moreVale secures preliminary environmental licence to expand Carajas mine in Brazil
Brazilian mining giant Vale has secured a preliminary environmental licence from the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos...
Read moreTorex Gold secures $375m loan to develop El Limon-Guajes gold mine in Mexico
Canadian gold mining firm Torex Gold Resources has raised a $375m loan from a group of banks through its subsidiary...
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