The wrong coal mix tanks shares in Teck Resources, Canada's largest diversified miner.
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Teck Resources shares fall on weaker own coal price outlook
Teck expects larger proportion of coal sales in fourth quarter to be non-premium, reducing average realized price to about 85 percent of benchmark prices.
Brazil congressional committees vote on reforms helping small miners
While an estimated 61 larger miners will pay more, about 30,000 smaller miners seen as larger job creators will pay less.
Xi's China a boon for mining
President Xi's enormous power means his pet projects like One Belt–One Road and Xiongan New Area will receive the full backing of the state.
China's refined copper output highest since Dec 2014
Refined copper production was 774,000 tonnes last month, up 3.3 percent from 749,000 tonnes in August, according to the NBS data.
Zinc's bull narrative blurred by fog of LME spreads war
The combination of spread stress and large flows of metal in the LME system suggests we've just witnessed a big bear-bull battle among physical players.
Trio of firm's mines log strong performance in Q3/17
Hecla Mining Co.'s Q3 production of silver, lead and zinc exceeded BMO's expectations, whereas that of gold reached the anticipated level.
BHP's copper production up sharply, iron ore down
Fire shrinks Mt Whaleback iron ore production, but output at world's largest copper mine Escondida in Chile jumps 23%.
Zinc price spike sparks flurry of miner listings
The metal has doubled in prices since late 2015 and investor demands are rising for this "hot commodity."
More good news for lead price as market tightens further
Chinese smelters' treatment and refining charges for imported lead concentrate slide to $20–$30 per tonne, more than $100 below last year's peak.
About a third of global concentrates now registered to trade on this new exchange
Open Mineral Exchange has managed to attract mining companies and smelters wanting to cut out the middlemen and save cash on deals for concentrates.
Mexico's mining sector to reach $17.8bn by 2020 on zinc prices, strong pipeline
Competitive operating costs and supportive government policies are also expected to play a key role in Mexico's mining industry strong recovery.
CHARTS: Mining's 2017 rally forecast to fizzle out
Consensus forecasts point to double digit declines for the platinum, zinc, copper and lead price by the end of the year, while coal is set to tank.
Robots under Swedish forest breathe life into ancient mines
Mining ihas been one of the last sectors to use a surge in computer processing power, cloud data storage and complex algorithms to make sense of huge amounts of scattered information - routine in today’s retail and manufacturing businesses.
Glencore to spend $956M to increase stake in Peru's largest zinc producer
The company will pay between $531 million and $956 million depending on the offer's level of acceptance by Volcan shareholders.
Canadian steel producer Stelco plans $150-million IPO
Following its emergence from bankruptcy protection three months ago, Stelco filed Wednesday a preliminary prospectus with securities regulators in Canada for a proposed initial public offering of its shares.
Zinc deficits persist in the short term: BMI
A new report from BMI Research states that the global refined zinc market will remain in deficit over the next few years
Nickel prices drag Canadian Mining Eye Index down
After an 11% increase in 2017’s first quarter, the Canadian Mining Eye index dropped 7% in the second quarter, according to professional services firm EY.
Central Asia Metals to buy Lynx Resources for $402m
The deal is expected to be both earnings- and cash-flow-per-share-accretive in the first full year, the company said.
Brazil's Votorantim Metais files for New York, Toronto IPO
Brazil-based mining company Votorantim Metais Holding SA filed on Thursday for an initial public offering in New York and Toronto, to tap into a wide base of investors betting on a long-term recovery in zinc, copper, lead and silver prices.
Eldorado defers decision to halt operations in Greece as talks with Gov’t begin
Company said it preserved the right to shut down operations in the country and to take legal actions to protect itself and its assets should the dialogue with the ministry of energy and environment fails.
Greece tries making peace with Eldorado, grants final permits for Olympias
While the company can now proceed with development of Olympias, is still awaiting permits for its Skouries project, the main bone of contention with Greek authorities.
Greece kicks off arbitration process over Eldorado Gold’s projects
Greek government alleges a technical study for the company’s Madem Lakkos metallurgical plant is deficient and thereby violates environmental terms.
The $10 trillion mineral resources North Korea can't tap
North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it's estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated up to US$10 trillion.
Greece grants permits for Eldorado after miners clash with police
The miners from the Eldorado Gold mine in the Halkidiki region were protesting looming layoffs as the company said Monday it would suspend all operations in Greece.
