Malaysia postpones meeting with Australia on Lynas waste
The Malaysian environment ministry has said it wants to discuss ways to manage the low-level radioactive residue produced by Lynas at its rare earth processing plant.
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African banks to fund construction of world’s biggest marine diamond mining vessel
The AMV3 has the capacity to add 500,000 carats of annual production from 2022, and is expected to contribute 2 billion Namibian dollars a year in taxes and royalties to the Namibian treasury.
Congo deploys army to protect China Moly’s copper mine from illegal miners
The Tenke Fungurume mine is one of the largest in Democratic Republic of Congo, which is Africa's leading copper producer and the world's top miner of cobalt.
Rio Tinto axes iron ore full-year forecast again
It now expects to produce between 320 and 330 million tonnes of the steel making ingredient in 2019, down from a previous guidance of 333 to 343 million tonnes.
The capital projects comeback
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Vale to fully resume Brucutu iron ore operations after court ruling
Wet processing at Brucutu was suspended in early February at the request of local prosecutors following the tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho, which left 243 dead.
Vietnam to impose anti-dumping tax on Chinese steel products
The anti-dumping tax on some colour coated steel products from China will be 3.45%-34.27%, effective from Tuesday.
Acacia disputes Barrick’s criticism of mine plans, asks investors to take no action
The African gold miner promised a detailed response to Barrick’s claims that its mine plans in Tanzania are not appropriately risked or supportable.
Trump’s biggest move to end the ‘war on coal’ won’t rescue the industry
The U.S. is experiencing “a wave of coal retirements -- and we don’t think we’re near the end of it.”
