Shamed Rio Tinto boss axed in Aboriginal mining scandal: But he’s likely to scoop millions in pay and bonuses By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:52 BST, 11 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 11 September 2020 The shamed boss of Rio Tinto could be paid more than £3,000 a day for another … Read more
NQ Minerals is a project developer and miner with Australian assets that have plenty of near-term appeal. The company is led by an experienced team that includes veteran venture capitalist Walter Doyle, who is CEO, and serial entrepreneur David Lenigas, who chairs the business. Its holdings include the Hellyer mine in Tasmania, the Mount Block … Read more
PUNT OF THE WEEK: Mining investor Metal Tiger’s shares up 66% this year as it prepares for key float By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 7 August 2020 Mewtal Tiger is an AIM-listed firm that invests in mining companies and projects it thinks are … Read more
Gold mining veteran Peter Hambro has launched an emotional plea to private shareholders, urging them to intervene after the board of the company he created 26 years ago was ousted. He said a vote this week is an opportunity for ‘properly informed’ shareholders to decide the future of Petropavlovsk, worth £1.3billion, after a shock vote … Read more
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 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
Comedian Marty Sheargold dresses up as a ‘Dubai mining magnate’ on Have You Been Paying Attention? and asks if cultural appropriation is fine ‘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: 07:24 BST, 1 July 2020 Marty … Read more
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 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: 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