November 15, 2020

BHP’s Spence mine strikes early labor deal with supervisors union

The new contract will run until November 2023.

November 13, 2020

Rusal secures $4.5bn loan extension from Sberbank

The company will now start repaying the loan, secured by Rusal's 27.8% stake in Norilsk Nickel , from 2024.

November 13, 2020

Zambia plan to sell billionaire’s mines stuck in legal mire

The arbitration case between Vedanta and Zambia may not be concluded before early 2022.

November 13, 2020

Tianqi Lithium says no cash flow improvement as debt clock ticks

Company financial situation has not improved in recent weeks as a major repayment deadline on a $3.5 billion loan looms.

November 13, 2020

Vale, Chinese port sign $651 million deal on iron ore storage, processing

Miner and Ningbo Zhoushan Port to invest in iron ore storage and processing facilities in Zhejiang.

November 13, 2020

Cerrejon requests arbitration to end strike

The company requested the Labor Ministry convene an arbitration tribunal to solve a dispute with its largest workers' union and lift a more than 70-day strike.

November 13, 2020

Peabody may be flirting with bankruptcy – IEEFA

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says that prior to the covid-19 pandemic, Peabody Energy had been posting losses for five consecutive quarters.

November 12, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Gold price tumbles on covid vaccine breakthrough; UK court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam burst; Alrosa’s pink diamond sets new record price at auction

November 12, 2020

Chile vows to take Albemarle to arbitration over royalty spat

The latest spat comes two months after Albemarle locked horns with Chilean nuclear agency CCHEN over reserves data.

November 12, 2020

Codelco to keep “Chuqui” open pit going for an extra year

Chile's copper giant will continue another year at the iconic mine, which has had good yields.