August 23, 2018 Australia faces increased blackout risks this summer as coal plants age The risk of blackouts in Australia's upcoming summer has grown from last year as ageing coal-fired power plants have become less reliable.
August 23, 2018 DRC miners form new body to fight mining code The Mining Promotion Initiative's main goal is to engage the government on industry concerns about the country’s new mining code.
August 22, 2018 Chinese firm launches $832m Zambia copper mine NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the firm's lifespan by over 20 years.
August 22, 2018 Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark Companies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up.
August 22, 2018 Chinese, Canadian-Finnish, Cypriot firms bid for Serbia copper mine China's Zijin Mining, Canadian-Finnish fund Champion and Cyprus-based U Gold have bid for a strategic partnership in RTB Bor, Serbia's only copper mine and smelter.
August 22, 2018 Zambia copper output up 10.6% in first half of 2018 – central bank Stable power supply and relatively higher metal prices prove beneficial to Zambia's copper industry.
August 22, 2018 Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
August 21, 2018 World mine copper production up 5.7% in the first five months of 2018 Help from Latin America and Southeast Asia.
August 21, 2018 Three companies from Canada, China, Russia bid for Serbian copper mine Serbia's government said it was seeking a partner to invest at least $350 million in debt-laden RTB Bor.
August 21, 2018 Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.
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