Alcoa beats profit estimates on strength in alumina segment The company's shares were down 1.6 percent in extended trading, reversing course after rising as much as 3.5 percent to $30. Reuters | January 17, 2019 | 3:52 pm
TLT-Turbo African consolidation creates a market first turn key solution TLT-Turbo has concluded the consolidation of several South African based operations. TLT-Turbo GmbH | January 17, 2019 | 3:43 pm
Sandvik launches automation upgrade package for DD422i / DD422iE The upgrade has been developed to deliver 24/7 underground drilling for both miners and tunnelers. Sandvik | January 17, 2019 | 3:21 pm
Serabi Gold hits quarterly record for gold production The company is currently drilling its Coringa gold project and aims to update its resource by the end of 2019’s first quarter. Northern Miner Staff | January 17, 2019 | 2:58 pm
Wesdome delivers 2019 guidance and grade increase at Eagle River Wesdome produced 71,625 ounces of gold in 2018, a 21% increase from 2017’s 58,980 ounces. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 17, 2019 | 2:49 pm
Brazil general with mining link takes over indigenous agency Environmentalists say the tribes are the last guardians of the rainforest and opening their lands to commercial activity will speed deforestation of the Amazon. Reuters | January 17, 2019 | 2:42 pm
Rio Tinto 2018 iron ore shipments rise 2%, copper output jumps 33% Rio's 2018 iron ore shipments from Australia's Pilbara region totaled 338.2 million tonnes, compared to 330.1 million tonnes the year before. Reuters | January 17, 2019 | 2:24 pm
Trevali announces executive overhaul By Thusday afternoon, Trevali's stock had dropped 10%. MINING.com Editor | January 17, 2019 | 2:15 pm
Chinese maker of $20,000 electric cars set to crack US market Kandi Technologies Group Inc. may become the first to crack the lucrative retail market. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2019 | 12:02 pm