April 10, 2019 Zimbabwe mulls ‘use it or lose it’ approach to mining rights Zimbabwe may withdraw mining rights from companies that take too long to dig for minerals.
April 10, 2019 China’s Greatpower to start producing nickel sulphate by end-2019 – chairman The Chinese supplier of chemicals for lithium-ion batteries is also on the lookout for mine investment opportunities to guarantee supply.
April 10, 2019 Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers can sue Vedanta in England – Supreme Court The latest ruling raises the prospect that other companies could face legal action in England related to their activities abroad.
April 10, 2019 Aurania finds high-grade copper and silver at the Lost Cities — Cutucu project in Ecuador Reconnaissance exploration identified boulders in streams that contain up to 11.9% copper with 166g/t silver.
April 10, 2019 SolGold scores again at Cascabel project The miner has found further mineralization at its Cascabel copper-gold project. Cascabel is believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
April 9, 2019 India’s state copper miner plans $800m expansion Hindustan produces around 40,000 tonnes of copper per years, but the company plans to increase production to around 200,000 tonnes by 2025.
April 9, 2019 Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine expects to match 2018 record output this year – CEO Last year the mine produced 560,000 tonnes of copper, placing it among Chile´s top three producing mines.
April 9, 2019 Don’t bet on platinum miners boosting supply on price surge Prices for platinum, palladium and rhodium have all gained in recent months, boosting earnings for miners in top supplier South Africa.
April 9, 2019 Antofagasta to stay put on dividend policy but will return cash to shareholders The company will retain its dividend policy of paying out at least 35% of underlying net earnings, but will pay out excess funds from the proceeds of sales to shareholders,
April 9, 2019 Freeport plans no dividend hikes, M&A for 2 years to focus on Grasberg – CEO Freeport-McMoRan plans no dividend raises, acquisitions or debt buybacks over the next two years.
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