December 6, 2019 Indonesia revises down outlook for nickel smelter capacity by 2022 Indonesia expects to have 29 nickel smelters operating by 2022, with total annual input capacity of nearly 70 million tonnes.
December 6, 2019 Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest invests in giant solar farm Sun Brilliance has been working on a 100-megawatt solar farm at Cunderdin since 2016.
December 5, 2019 Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden eyes $5bn Waad al-Shamal debt refinancing Ma'aden is also looking into several potential acquisitions this year and the next.
December 5, 2019 Kinross walks away from Ecuador project with Lundin stake sale It is selling its remaining 20.7 million shares in the Vancouver-based gold miner to the other two major investors — Newcrest and the Lundin Family Trust.
December 4, 2019 Australia’s Panoramic rejects Independence’s ‘opportunistically timed’ takeover offer Shareholders also should wait to see if a superior offer emerged, said Panoramic.
December 4, 2019 Aurubis says accident hits Belgian copper plant but deliveries continue The Olen plant produces about 340,000 tonnes of copper annually.
December 4, 2019 First Cobalt on track for 2020 refinery restart with Glencore It is the only permitted primary cobalt refinery in North America.
December 4, 2019 Violent protests shut down key Rio Tinto mine in South Africa The company closed Richards Bay Minerals unit on Wednesday and paused a $463 million expansion project amid escalating violence.
December 4, 2019 Endomines acquires Friday open-pit mine lease from NexGen The companies entered into an assignment and assumption agreement.
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