June 20, 2019 Rio Tinto looks at developing Simandou again — report It's mulling options to develop the giant iron ore deposit in Guinea, which almost sold last year to its partner in the project Chinalco.
June 19, 2019 America’s two coal giants join forces as their market wanes Arch Coal Inc. and Peabody Energy Corp. are combining mines in Wyoming and Colorado through a joint venture.
June 19, 2019 Chinese firms plan rare earth manufacturing hub in Hebei A group of Chinese firms have jointly established a rare earths innovation centre in the country's Hebei province as part of a plan to develop a manufacturing base in the…
June 18, 2019 Codelco sweetens contract offer in bid to end mine strike Striking miners and police clashed earlier on Tuesday, with authorities using rubber bullets and tear gas as workers tried to block access to the state-owned firm's mine.
June 18, 2019 Top 10 biggest gold mines Iconic Grasberg copper and gold mine shoots to the top with a 70% surge in production.
June 18, 2019 Don’t be in a rush to do business in world’s top cobalt producer The largest and one of the least-developed nations in sub-Saharan Africa, Congo relies entirely on mining for its exports.
June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining” Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain."
June 17, 2019 Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week.
June 17, 2019 Bosnia’s Aluminij seeking strategic partner, says talking to Glencore Aluminij, based in Bosnia's southern town of Mostar and one of the Balkan country's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for years over heavy debt accumulated because of high alumina…
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