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Glencore to supply cobalt feedstock to restart First Cobalt refinery in Canada

Glencore said it will also evaluate providing a loan to fund the capital needs to restart the refinery, as the two companies look to speed up the restart.

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 1:57 pm

Sandvik continues Codelco digitalization partnership at El Teniente mine

Sandvik will deliver AutoMine fleet solutions for underground trucks to Codelco’s El Teniente mine in Chile.

Sandvik | May 21, 2019 | 11:27 am

US push to capture carbon fuses green and fossil fuel interests

The United States has half of the world's 18 large-scale CCS (carbon capture and storage) projects.

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 11:18 am

Tanzania to start cancelling inactive mining licences

Tanzania will start cancelling inactive mining exploration licences and distribute the acreage to artisanal miners who are able to immediately commence activity in the area.

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 10:57 am

De Beers diamond sales slump again in another warning sign

De Beers’ diamond sales plunged to the lowest since 2017 in the company’s latest offering, underlining a slump in the industry worldwide.

Bloomberg News | May 21, 2019 | 10:51 am

Vedanta, KCM seek urgent Zambia talks, court appoints liquidator

The news has rattled foreign investors already nervous governments in central African countries are seeking a much bigger share of resource revenues.

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 10:17 am

British Steel risks collapse with 25,000 jobs at stake

The possible collapse of British Steel comes after Germany's Thyssenkrupp and India's Tata Steel ditched a plan this month to merge their European steel assets to create the EU's second largest steelmaker after ArcelorMittal.

Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 10:02 am

Zambia’s plan to seize copper mines stuns investors

Zambia’s Eurobond yields rose to record highs after the government of the cash-strapped copper producer said it’s planning to seize Vedanta’s mining assets.

Bloomberg News | May 21, 2019 | 9:43 am