January 24, 2019 Anglo American rides out iron ore hitches in strong 2018 Copper production reached a five-year high, more than offsetting output declines at Minas Rio in Brazil and Kumba in South Africa.
January 23, 2019 First Quantum calls off massive job cuts in Zambia The Canadian miner planned to lay off 2,500 workers due to higher mining taxes in the country, but has now decided to continue dialogue with the government over the issue.
January 23, 2019 Strong last quarter leads Antofagasta to record copper output in 2018 The miner produced 220,000 tonnes of the red metal in the three months to December, up 16% from the previous quarter, boosted by higher throughput and improved copper grades.
January 22, 2019 Copper – five things to look for in 2019 Copper price volatility is likely to be skewed to the upside.
January 22, 2019 Why British Columbia is missing the low-carbon economy bonanza The world is having a global energy transition party for miners – B.C. isn’t invited
January 22, 2019 BME’s Africa offerings and focus on show at Indaba The investing in African Mining Indaba show runs from February 4th to 7th in Cape Town.
January 22, 2019 Jervois Mining offers C$16.6m in shares for Uganda cobalt projects Jervois, which has applied for a prospecting licence in Tanzania, says the deal would complement its efforts to establish a presence in east Africa.
January 22, 2019 Supervisors at Codelco mine in Chile reject labor offer, strike looms "We rejected their proposal and have voted to strike"
January 22, 2019 Runaway train wreck, copper outages cost BHP $600 million Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP's production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.
January 21, 2019 Mining executive steps away from UBC keynote address ahead of securities hearing Michael McPhie, former CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia, intends to clear his company’s name after it was implicated in share distribution scandal.
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