Sierra Leone community’s suit against diamond miner shows activist trend
Across Africa and the developing world, local groups are increasingly mounting legal challenges against companies extracting minerals.
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Sirius Minerals delays $500m bond sale, shares plunge
The miner only has enough cash to last until September.
Lithium Australia reports high-grade lithium mineralisation at Youanmi project
The miner said results suggest Youanmi could provide critical local feedstock for its lithium-cathode and battery business units.
Aussie tech company opens tailing dams monitoring centre in Chile
GroundProbe's centre monitors live slope stability data and reacts to alarms.
Guinea extends deadline to bid for vacant blocks of giant Simandou iron ore deposit
Potential bidders now have until Aug. 19 to submit proposals in competition for one of the world’s most-fabled mineral deposits.
Copper sends a message to markets that growth is already wrecked
For the past year, copper traded like a seesaw on the on-again, off-again hopes of a US and China trade deal.
Australian Mines secures supply deal with S. Korean company
SK Innovation will purchase 100% of the battery-grade cobalt sulphate and nickel sulphate produced from Australian Mines' flagship Sconi project.
Indonesian official refuses to be drawn on whether iron ore export ban might be brought forward
The ban is aimed at making miners process minerals in Indonesia, a major exporter of nickel ore.
Iron ore futures down
Ore for September closed around 7.3% lower at $95.63 a tonne in Singapore. Benchmark spot material dropped to $99.50 a tonne on Monday.
