January 31, 2020

Coronavirus drops iron ore shipping gauge 99.9%

Virus scare drops freight rates for vessels used in 1.5 billion tonne iron ore trade down to 1 point, from 5,043 points in September.

January 31, 2020

First Cobalt’s shares jump on upsized private placement

The company expects to close the offering on February 5, 2020.

January 31, 2020

Polish miners block coal trains in protest against Russian imports

Unions say higher imports together with falling demand amid a mild winter have lead to a jump in coal stockpiles, threatening normal operations of Poland's coal mines.

January 31, 2020

China’s top lithium miner struggles to pay $6 billion debt

A collapse in lithium prices has left Tianqi struggling to cover loans that used to expand overseas.

January 31, 2020

Minera Alamos acquires equipment to ramp up Mexican operation

The Canadian company entered into a $1.2-million equipment purchase agreement with Mako, Marlin and Oro Gold.

January 31, 2020

Roof collapses at Anglo American’s coal mine in Queensland

The incident, in which no one was injured, happened at the Moranbah North underground mine in the Bowen Basin.

January 30, 2020

South Africa’s Wescoal to break ground at new coal mine in February

The new project is being developed amid a global pushback against the coal industry.

January 30, 2020

Congo moves to monopolize about 25% of all cobalt exports

Newly created state monopoly will buy all output not extracted by industrial operators.

January 30, 2020

Seabridge appoints key people to secure social license

The miner is actively responding to BC's decision to legislate the application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

January 30, 2020

Lynas to build permanent waste treatment plant in Malaysia’s Pahang

The Malaysian state has approved Lynas' plan to build facility there, after it fulfilled one of the conditions for continuing its operations in the country.