August 17, 2018

More pain seen as economists cut key South African forecasts

Things are looking better for the second half of the year and 2019, but remain challenging in many areas, with platinum and gold prices falling.”

August 17, 2018

Granges halts plans for North America aluminium manufacturing joint venture

The venture was expected to combine Granges' and Mitsubishi Aluminum' expertise in aluminium rolling.

August 17, 2018

Poland’s KGHM optimistic of meeting 2018 output plan

Poland's KGHM will achieve its 2018 copper production plan despite a fall in output in the first half of the year.

August 17, 2018

Currency shocks knock platinum to 10-year lows

Platinum has been caught in a broad sell-off as investors rush to the safety of the dollar.

August 17, 2018

China’s CATL to start producing next-gen low-cobalt batteries in 2019 — source

China's largest lithium battery maker will produce nickel-rich batteries, which are cheaper to make and have longer life-spans than cobalt-based ones.

August 17, 2018

JX Nippon Mining, Mitsui dodge strike at Chile’s Caserones mine

Main mine union accepted an adjusted contractual offer, which marks the end of the negotiation process and removes the threat of a strike.

August 16, 2018

Afraid of no-one and ready for a long strike, union leader tells Implats

Members of South Africa's AMCU mining union are ready to strike for a year if necessary if Impala Platinum carries out plans to cut up to 13,400 jobs.

August 16, 2018

Copper producer KGHM’s profit halves in second quarter

KGHM said that second quarter net profit fell to 171 million zlotys ($45 million) and missed analysts forecasts of 361 million zlotys.

August 16, 2018

Kaz Minerals surprises market with dividend, Russian copper project buy

The copper miner said it would pay a dividend of 6 cents per share, the first since 2012, when it began ramping up its two mines in Kazakhstan.

August 16, 2018

US to allow mining on land removed from monuments

The US Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to allow increased mining on land that once belonged to two national monuments Donald Trump shrank.