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Adani’s coal hopes look increasingly isolated as BHP joins naysayers — opinion

BHP Group CFO Peter Beavan told a strategy briefing on Wednesday that the world's biggest mining company has "no appetite" to grow its thermal coal assets.

Reuters | May 23, 2019 | 9:50 am

Biggest Africa investor goes to London for Lonmin decision

South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. faces a tough choice: back Sibanye Gold’s takeover of Lonmin, and take a hit on its investment, or scupper the deal and risk having to pony up more cash for the platinum miner.

Bloomberg News | May 23, 2019 | 9:37 am

McEwen kicks off commercial production at Gold Bar in Nevada

Once at full-tilt, the open-pit operation is expected to generate 65,000 ounces of gold annually over an 8-year mine life.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2019 | 9:20 am

Brazil’s Vale, China’s CCCC to co-invest in northern Brazil steel plant

State-controlled China Communications Construction Co and iron ore miner Vale SA have agreed to set up a steel mill in Brazil's northern state of Pará with a $450 million investment.

Reuters | May 23, 2019 | 9:18 am

Japan’s JFE head says not expecting further rise in iron ore prices

The iron ore market is surging, with prices last week topping the $100-per-tonne level for the first time in five years.

Reuters | May 23, 2019 | 9:15 am

World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year

The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2019 | 7:00 am

Transition Metals expanding in Saskatchewan

Two new claims were staked to cover known copper showings that are interpreted to have potential to host sedimentary-hosted copper mineralization similar to that at Transition's Janice Lake.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 23, 2019 | 6:54 am

Dunnedin acquires copper-molybdenum-silver project in Arizona

The Vancouver-based company says there is potential to discover a sizeable porphyry style copper-molybdenum-silver deposit on the property.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 23, 2019 | 6:49 am

Zambia’s Chamber of Mines just deepened worries of sinking global copper output

Copper output in Africa’s second largest producing country could decline by as much as 100,000 tonnes this year, adding to recent, sharp declines at the world’s main producing nations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2019 | 4:30 am

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