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Green economy good news for copper producers: Antofagasta chairman

April 18, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Coal (TRBC), Company News, Copper, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United Kingdom, US, Western Europe

FILE PHOTO: APEC CEO Summit 2019 chairman Jean-Paul Luksic of Chile speaks during the APEC CEO Summit 2018 at the

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U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to protect Native American site from drilling

April 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Crude Oil, DRILLING, MINING, Natural Gas, Nature / Wildlife, New Mexico, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Drilling (TRBC), Race Relations / Ethnic Issues, Shale Oil / Shale Gas, US, US Government News, USA

(Reuters) – New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill to protect federal lands around the Chaco Canyon from drilling

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Brazilian prosecutors call for exit of Vale executives after deadly dam burst: report

March 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Media / Publishing (Legacy), Media and Publishing (TRBC), MINING, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

FILE PHOTO: A view of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil February

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Brazil to launch corruption probe into Vale dam disaster

March 1, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments American Football, Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Corruption / Bribery / Embezzlement, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Europe, Government / Politics, MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Precious Metals and Minerals (TRBC), SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s authorities will investigate miner Vale SA over possible corruption in misleading officials about the safety of

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Exclusive: Brazil’s Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse

February 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company Management Issues, Company News, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Enterprise Reporting, Environment, EXCLUSIVE, General News, Government / Politics, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (Reuters) – Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, knew last year that the dam in

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Peru’s environmental watchdog reports tailings spill from Southern Copper mine

February 10, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Company News, Copper, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, PERU, Pollution, Precipitation, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), United States, US

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Peru’s environmental watchdog said on Sunday it was investigating a tailings spill from a unit of Southern

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Chilean copper miner Codelco part-suspends operations amid heavy rain

February 9, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Base Metals, Chile, Company News, Copper, Emerging Market Countries, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, MINING, Precipitation, Production Status Changes, South America / Central America, Specialty Mining and Metals (TRBC), US, Weather Markets / Weather

SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean state miner Codelco said on Friday heavy rains had forced suspension of operations at its northern

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Brazil’s Vale must change behavior after deadly dam bursts -solicitor general

February 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Financial Fraud / Securities Fraud, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Lawmaking, Major News, MINING, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, White Collar Crime / Fraud / Corporate Crime

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian miner Vale needs to change its behavior, cooperate more with authorities and be more transparent

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Like predecessor, Trump’s new EPA pick favors meetings with industry

February 1, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, BIOFUELS, Company News, Energy (TRBC), Environment, EPA, Europe, Germany, MEETINGS, MINING, Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Drilling (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Paper Products (TRBC), Regulation, United Kingdom, United States, US, US Government News, USA, WHEELER

(Reuters) – Acting U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the agency permanently, held

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Brazilian anger unabated by Vale vows after dam disaster

January 31, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Americas, Basic Materials (TRBC), BRAZIL, Company News, Crime, Crime / Law / Justice, DISASTER, Disasters / Accidents, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Government / Politics, Graphics, Health / Medicine, Iron / Steel, Iron Ore, Labour / Personnel, Major News, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Mineral Resources (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Regulation, SA, South America / Central America, US, VALE, Video

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (Reuters) – Residents devastated by a mining dam burst in Brazil that may have killed more than 300

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