Taliban start building road for huge Chinese copper mining project
Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth has been trumpeted as a path to economic independence.
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Amman Mineral secures export permit for copper concentrate
The Indonesian miner can ship 534,000 dry metric tonnes of copper until Dec. 31
Anglo American takes fresh $1.6bn writedown on UK fertilizer mine
Charge weighed on the miner’s swinging to a loss and it comes amid a company overhaul that involves shedding four of its units.
Fortescue to step up energy spending despite job cuts
"We see a massive potential in green iron industry out of Australia, supplying China," CEO says.
Fortescue forecasts higher annual iron ore shipments
Production was higher due to the implementation of a recovery plan in response to the ore car derailment and weather disruptions.
Star Diamond boosts resource estimate for Orion South project in Saskatchewan
The company says the Star-Orion South project is the largest undeveloped diamond deposit in the world.
Sierra Madre accelerates restart of Mexico silver mine
The Guitarra underground mine was in operations between 2015-2018, producing 1-1.5 million oz. of silver equivalent annually.
Newmont beats quarterly profit estimates on higher gold production
The world's biggest gold miner benefited from robust production and easing costs.
Codelco says it will wait to evaluate financing for El Abra expansion
Freeport McMoran, which owns 51% of the mine, plans to invest around $7.5 billion to expand.
