July 18, 2019 Platinum giants eye Sibanye’s gold deal as wage yardstick Sibanye’s agreement is viewed as a good proxy for what’s possible in the platinum industry.
July 18, 2019 Chile a step closer to scrapping copper sales funding for military The government is seeking to free mining giant Codelco from a decades-old mandate to fund the country’s armed forces.
July 17, 2019 BHP aims to cut thermal coal output for next year, raise quality BHP said its New South Wales Energy coal production would fall as much as 18% to between 15-17 million tonnes next year.
July 17, 2019 Vale faces investors lawsuit linked to Brumadinho dam burst Nearly 25 asset management firms and some pension funds are seeking compensation for losses derived from Vale's plummeting share price since the disaster.
July 17, 2019 Fresnillo cuts 2019 production, cites challenging times The miner blamed lower-than-expected ore grades and delays in construction at one of its gold mines in Mexico for the output drop.
July 17, 2019 Acacia hit by fresh roadblock in Tanzania ahead of Barrick’s bid deadline The miner has been told to stop using North Mara's tailings storage facility on the grounds of alleged breaches of environmental rules.
July 16, 2019 BHP fourth-quarter iron ore output down 1% The Anglo-Australian miner's iron ore output fell to 71 million tonnes during the three months ended June 30.
July 16, 2019 Rio faces $1.9bn cost blowout, delays at Oyu Tolgoi The first sustainable production is now expected between May 2022 and June 2023.
July 15, 2019 Vale to pay $106.5m to workers affected by Brazil dam disaster In a statement, Vale said the deal also involves individual compensation for moral and material damages.
July 15, 2019 Gold industry review: Falling production at world’s biggest gold mines, costs kept under control – Q1 2019 MINING.COM first quarter 2019 gold industry review reveals global all-in costs remain under control – one Australian producer now mines for just $315/oz.
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