Caterpillar develops proof-of-concept battery electric LHD
Prototype of battery electric LHD will be sent to a Canadian mine site.
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S.Africa mining minister will not say contested charter is law – Chamber of Mines
Mines minister Mosebenzi Zwane had pledged in writing to a court that he would not publicly say changes to an industry charter were "law" until a judicial challenge has been completed.
Copper rout continues as price dips below $3.00
Consensus forecast points to at least another 10% drop before the end of the year.
PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report
Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.
Greece grants permits for Eldorado after miners clash with police
The miners from the Eldorado Gold mine in the Halkidiki region were protesting looming layoffs as the company said Monday it would suspend all operations in Greece.
Gold eases as dollar ticks up, but weak stocks support
The metal's move lower came as the dollar erased earlier losses to rise 0.4 percent versus a basket of currencies. A firmer dollar makes gold more expensive for holders of other currencies.
Australia’s Newcrest restarts output at part of quake-damaged gold mine
Cadia - the company's biggest and lowest-cost source of gold - led to a 55-percent fall in gold output at the mine in the June quarter.
Friedland confident Congo copper project will be bigger than Grasberg
Ivanhoe boss transforms what could have been a set of exciting drill results into 43 holes of “global significance in the copper world”.
Australian exploration spending increasing
Gold remains the dominant sector, accounting for approximately 45% of total exploration expenditure.
