Protests against plans for the Gevra site in the eastern province of Chhattisgarh threaten to complicate Coal India Ltd’s ability to win approvals to expand annual capacity to 70 million tons The Coal Mine In Gevra, Chhattisgarh (Photo: Bloomberg) Coal India...
Gold major Newmont on Thursday announced it had suspended operations at the Peñasquito mine, in Mexico, citing labour strike action. The NYSE- and TSX-listed miner said the National Union of Mine and Metal Workers is demanding an increase in the uncapped...
Minnesota-based NewRange Copper Nickel, a joint venture between Teck Resources and PolyMet Mining, is reviewing its options to chart a course forward for its NorthMet development, after the US Army Corps of Engineers this week suspended the mine’s permit. Corps...
Precious metals streamlining firm Franco-Nevada has acquired an additional 1.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the Valentine gold project for $45-million, TSX-listed Marathon Gold reported on Thursday. Franco-Nevada now holds an aggregate 3% NSR on the project,...
Fortescue Metals has signed an agreement with the Nyamal traditional custodians to provide mining equipment to its Iron Bridge Magnetite project. The Iron Bridge Magnetite project is located 145 kilometres south of Port Hedland in Western Australia, and is...
