Congo lifts export ban on Glencore’s copper and cobalt unit
Katanga Mining and its Kamoto copper and cobalt mine is one of Glencore’s most important growth projects.
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Lundin confirms job cuts at Chile’s Candelaria copper mine
Canadian miner Lundin is cutting 106 jobs at its Candelaria copper mine "improve competitiveness and productivity", amid reports that workers had begun a 48-hour strike.
Barrick Gold eyes more copper assets in Congo – executive
Barrick Gold is interested in buying more copper mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Incoming COO of Africa and the Middle East region
Gold miners’ Q3’18 fundamentals
Q3 which proved challenging for miners as lower gold prices cut deeply into cash flows and profits, and production-growth struggles persisted.
Sibanye CEO plans to resume cash dividend payments in 2020
CEO Neal Froneman says he’d consider buying more gold assets in South Africa or elsewhere, once the company reduces its debt.
Teck to name partner in Chilean copper project in December
Canada’s largest diversified miner is also studying a Phase 3 for Quebrada Blanca, which would double the mine’s capacity to 600,000 tonnes of copper a year from the 300,000 it’s expected to achieve once Phase 2 is completed.
Australia’s coal revival in full swing by 2019
The outlook for coal depends basically on the growth of electricity and steel production in Asia.
BHP blames driver error, brake problem for runaway train wreck
BHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected.
South Africa’s Eskom revises coal contract strategy, seeks supply security
Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of the nation's power, has warned of potential power outages amid low coal inventories after a major supplier cut supplies and sought insolvency protection.
