Canada’s Desjardins not scratching pipeline loans after all
Lender is moving to a carbon-neutral state by offsetting its own greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of carbon credits starting this year.
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Newmont’s cost-cutting, production plans: ‘We’ve only just begun’
With seven greenfield projects Denver gold miner on track to increase global share of gold production to 5%.
Canadian federal court rejects Taseko’s proposed $1.5bn copper-gold project
The federal court dismissed Taseko's applications for New Prosperity Mine, and ordered the company to pay court costs to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation.
India trade ministry seeks lower tax on diamond miners
The commerce department has sought to scrap levies and introduce a presumptive tax of 0.25 percent on diamond mining companies.
Potash CEO meets with Chilean government amid stake sale
On Thursday, Potash Corp CEO Jochen Tilk met with authorities in Chile as the company tries to divest its minority stake in lithium miner SQM.
Vedanta’s Zambian arm to set up new processing plants
Vedanta Resources said Thursday its Zambian subsidiary KCM plans to set up new copper smelter, cobalt refinery and more under a $1 bln investment programme.
Asia Gold-Price dip gives small spark to demand; India buyers unmoved
Demand for physical gold picked up in most Asian centres this week as prices fell, but drop in local rates to four-month lows failed to lure buyers in India.
China’s Tongling Nonferrous cuts copper output by 20-30 pct
One of China's top copper smelters has reduced production by 20-30 percent to comply with winter output restrictions, a company official said on Thursday.
Indonesia’s Freeport-Rio plan masks longer-term issues: Russell
Proposed three-way deal between the Indonesian government, Rio Tinto and Freeport to clean up ownership of Grasberg 'ignores the wider picture'.
