June 29, 2019 After deadly collapse, Congo vows to remove illegal miners from Glencore concession Congo's interior minister vowed to remove all illegal miners by Sunday from a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore following a landslide this week that killed at least 43…
June 28, 2019 Chile’s Codelco says Chuqui copper mine fully operational following strike The 14-day strike had raised fears of global supply shortfalls.
June 28, 2019 Eco Oro pulls out of Colombia gold concession amid legal battle — letter Eco Oro is the second multinational miner to fully pull out of a major project.
June 28, 2019 India’s gold demand could fall to 3-yr low as prices hit record high Bullion dealers and jewelers are reporting that sales have dropped to levels more than 50 percent below normal in the past 10 days.
June 28, 2019 China copper importers seek new metal sources as scrap crackdown bites China has been gradually curbing imports of scrap, which accounted for 10% of its copper use in 2018.
June 28, 2019 Death toll at Glencore’s mine puts spotlight on illegal mining Workers will go to extreme lengths to break into mine sites in Africa, sometimes tunneling underneath walls or living underground to extract ore with a pick-axe.
June 28, 2019 Elliott-funded Avocet to shut shop in face of high debt The miner, which has been making losses on an operating basis since at least 2013, had total debt of $32.2 million as at June 30, 2018.
June 28, 2019 Chuquicamata strike to dent Chile’s copper output Analysts forecast a 2.8% decline in the country’s June copper output.
June 28, 2019 Oil rebound drives Canada’s best 2-month GDP gain since 2017 Canada recorded a second strong month of growth in April, driven by rebounding oil output.
June 28, 2019 Zambian court withdraws order blocking disposal of Vedanta unit assets The case has intensified concerns among international miners about resource nationalism in Africa.
Mkango launches rare earth plant in Britain using recycled materials The new plant adds to Britain's strategy to increase critical minerals supply, aiming to meet 10% of domestic demand from local mining and 20% from recycling by 2035. January 15, 2026 | 08:55 am
