February 17, 2020 Rio submits feasibility study for Tavan Tolgoi power plant Mongolia has been exerting pressure on Rio Tinto to revise the Oyu Tolgoi agreement terms to make it more beneficial to the country and its citizens.
February 17, 2020 Coronavirus stalled First Quantum’s Zambian stake sale talks The virus outbreak is preventing face-to-face meetings with potential Chinese buyers.
February 16, 2020 The good, the bad, the ugly: Miners’ ability to stay afloat in the current context How are major companies addressing market changes driven by the coronavirus outbreak, geopolitical tensions and natural disasters?
February 16, 2020 Peru’s mining sector slowed down in 2019 The Institute of Statistics and Informatics reports a 0.05% drop in the world’s second-largest copper producer.
February 14, 2020 Palladium One moving forward with Finnish project permitting The company is focusing efforts on its palladium-dominant Läntinen Koillismaa project.
February 14, 2020 ICMM steps up game for miners with membership requirements update Last updated in 2003, the fresh set of principles respond to increased pressure for miners to carry out socially-responsible investments and operations.
February 13, 2020 First Quantum posts surprise profit on higher copper sales, output The company has been actively developing its Cobre Panama project.
February 13, 2020 China smelter Yuguang slashes zinc output in half amid virus outbreak Smelters in China have been unable to sell off their high sulphuric acid inventories due to transport curbs imposed to contain the virus.
February 13, 2020 Mexican Gold owns world’s best drill intersection of 2020 Queensway gold project in Canada's Newfoundland reported the most significant drill intersections so far
February 13, 2020 Boliden Q4 lags forecast, lower metal grades weigh Operating profit at the mining and smelting group fell to $180.20 million.
Key Chinese Rio Tinto shareholder backs Glencore bid to gain copper access Chinalco is already in talks with authorities and is expected to back the ambitious tie-up, Bloomberg sources said. January 19, 2026 | 07:36 am
