AngloGold to revive Ghana mine that battled illegal miners
Obuasi is expected to start gold production by the third quarter of 2019.
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Toyota to make cheaper electric motors by halving use of rare earths
Asia’s No.1 carmaker has developed a magnet that reduces dependence on neodymium, a key rare earth metal used in the world’s most powerful batteries for electric vehicles.
Congo’s Kabila yet to sign new mining code as deadline nears
The President has 15 days from the time parliament sends him the bill to either sign it into law or return it to parliament for further deliberation. If he takes no action, the bill automatically becomes law.
Kal Tire talks retreading
The Canadian company recycles 500,000 pounds of rubber a year.
BHP rebuffs Elliott as first-half profit hits three-year high
The New-York based fund argues an overhaul could add more than $22 billion in value for shareholders and wants BHP to conduct an independent study.
Colombia coal output down slightly in 2017 to 89.4 million tonnes
The biggest players in Colombia's coal industry are Drummond Co, Glencore Plc, Murray Energy Corp's Colombia Natural Resources, and Cerrejon.
Co-owners of Russia’s Nornickel back in fight for control
Nornickel, a $33 billion mining company, competes with Brazil's Vale SA for the rank of the world's top nickel producer.
Congo’s cobalt hopes risk the same ruinous road as Thai rice: Russell
The DRC's attempts to extract more from cobalt will unleash a wave of unintended consequences, none of which will be positive for the government in Kinshasa.
Undersea mining’s bizarre origins – a CIA cold war plot
BBC report details 1974 CIA operation to salvage Soviet submarine carrying nuclear missiles under guise of a Howard Hughes-financed seabed manganese mine.
