Mining

Red Wall voters bash Boris over Banks Mining open-cast mine delay 

by

Red Wall voters bash Boris as last English coal mining firm is forced to announce lay-offs due to planning delays By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 July 2020 Boris Johnson has been accused of ‘letting down’ northern voters who helped him win a … Read more

New study shows gold mining is stripping the nitrogen out of the soil in the Amazon

by

New study shows gold mining in the Amazon is leeching nitrogen out of the soil, raising mercury concentrations and stopping new trees from growing for years Researchers studied the effects of gold mining on the Amazon rainforest Soil samples showed lower amounts of nitrogen in areas around mines They also found mercury levels that could … Read more

HYBPA: Marty Sheargold dresses up as a ‘Dubai mining magnate’

by

Comedian Marty Sheargold dresses up as a ‘Dubai mining magnate’ on Have You Been Paying Attention? and asks if cultural appropriation is okay ‘if you do it in the privacy of your own home’ By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:20 BST, 1 July 2020 | Updated: 07:35 BST, 1 July 2020 Marty … Read more

Mining giant Rio Tinto apologises to Aboriginal locals

by

Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised to traditional land owners after demolishing Aboriginal shelters of cultural significance dating back 46,000 years.  The caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were legally destroyed by explosives last Sunday.  Explosives were detonated in a part of the Juukan Gorge, demolishing two ancient rock shelters and prompting outcry and renewed national debate … Read more

Hackers disrupt COVID-19 research by remotely hijacking supercomputers for cryptocurrency mining

by

Hackers disrupt COVID-19 research by remotely hijacking supercomputers across Europe to steal computing power for cryptocurrency mining Hackers infiltrated supercomputers across Europe to mine cryptocurrency The breaches were discovered over the course of the last week Many of those computers were being used to research COVID-19 vaccines  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:09 BST, 18 … Read more

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING: Trust invests globally in listed companies

by

BLACKROCK WORLD MINING: Invests in listed global firms to grow investors’ capital, and provide an income By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2020 What is it? Launched in 1993 and managed by Evy Hambro and Olivia Markham, Blackrock World Mining is an … Read more

Mining giant Anglo American WAS ready to sweeten £405m Sirius bid 

by

Mining giant Anglo American WAS ready to sweeten £405m Sirius bid By Joanne Hart and Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 23:46 GMT, 22 February 2020 Anglo American considered offering Sirius Minerals investors shares in Anglo itself as part of its takeover bid, the MoS can reveal. … Read more

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Caledonia Mining sets stage for next decade with Blanket gold mine expansion 

by

SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS: Caledonia Mining sets stage for next decade with Blanket gold mine expansion By Alastair Ford, Proactive Investors, For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 14:17 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 14:17 GMT, 17 February 2020 Caledonia Mining has been on the rise recently but there is a good case for arguing this is only … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Barclays’ delay on mining certificate cost me £10,628 

by

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers’ corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. T.M. writes: In 2016, I held shares in mining company Amari through Barclays Stockbrokers. Amari was bought by … Read more