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Sibanye keeps option to increase Lonmin offer against rival bid

Sibanye Gold reiterated that its increased offer for Lonmin is final, but kept its option open to sweeten the deal for the platinum producer should a rival bid emerge.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 9:35 am

Nothing seems to matter in copper markets, except the trade war

Copper is slumping toward a three-month low even after Zambia moved closer to nationalizing some of its mines.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 9:17 am

Controversial Australia coal mine boosted after shock vote

A surprise election victory for Australia’s pro-coal ruling Coalition is ratcheting up pressure on the Queensland state government to approve development in one of the biggest untapped reserves of the fossil fuel.

Bloomberg News | May 20, 2019 | 9:08 am

Peru leader seeks to rebuild trust in graft-hit political class

Underpinning investor confidence are the country’s vast mineral riches.

Bloomberg News | May 19, 2019 | 10:17 am

Venezuelan NGO says illegal mining runs rampant in protected, Indigenous land

Kapé-Kapé says that guerrilla groups and illegal miners have joined forces and are destroying protected areas in the southern Bolívar state.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 19, 2019 | 9:53 am

Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact after US lifts metals tariffs

"We were very clear that as long as the 232 tariffs were there it would be very, very hard for us to ratify the new NAFTA," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday.

Reuters | May 19, 2019 | 7:56 am

BHP joins forces with prospect generator to explore Mexican copper project

Dr. John-Mark Staude, president and CEO of Riverside Resources, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his company's just-announced exploration funding agreement with BHP.

Maurice Jackson | May 19, 2019 | 7:56 am

Only one-eighth of the solar system should be mined – study

Researchers want space-miners to focus on the Moon, Mars and iron-rich bodies tumbling through the asteroid belt and leave things such as Jupiter and Saturn alone.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 19, 2019 | 7:55 am