May 19, 2020

Tianqi Lithium 6% stake up for sale

Move by Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group, which holds 36.04% in the lithium miner, seeks to shore up finances.

May 18, 2020

BHP partners with Mexico ministry of education

The alliance aims for better education opportunities for the students in the southern region of the state and their community.

May 18, 2020

Freeport cuts workforce at Grasberg as coronavirus cases in area rise

Company did not say how many workers at the mine, which normally employs about 25,000 people, would be kept on to run the operation.

May 15, 2020

Tianqi Lithium talking to banks about easing loan terms

Around $1.9 billion of the $3.5 billion loan used to buy its stake in SQM is due November 2020.

May 15, 2020

Glencore ups stake in Group Eleven

Following the transaction, Glencore's shareholding would increase from 11.6% to 20%.

May 14, 2020

Canadian Mining Eye index drops 29% in Q1 — report

According to EY’s Q1 mining performance and future outlook, the scale of the impact remains unclear as the pandemic continues.

May 14, 2020

Nornickel uses freight flights for exports amid covid-19

Company said that deliveries to clients had not been affected despite the disruptions to passenger flights.

May 14, 2020

Vale operating license suspended in Brumadinho

Health agents said the company's activities did not respect the rules of social distancing.

May 14, 2020

Zambia copper miner fights $132 million electricity bill

Konkola Copper Mines is Zambia’s biggest single power user.

May 14, 2020

Mining in Mexico to restart next week

About a quarter of the world's total silver production to be back online by June.