China metals output seen falling over 10% in Feb, rebound from virus impact after Q2 If virus outbreak can be controlled in 20 days demand is expected to improve according to official. Reuters | February 10, 2020 | 10:49 am
Top lithium miner seeks to monitor water scarcity in parched Chile salt flat A Chilean judge sided with local indigenous communities and knocked back an environmental remediation plan from SQM in December. Reuters | February 10, 2020 | 10:29 am
Tanzanian group launches legal action in UK against Barrick Group of seven allege abuses by security forces at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 10, 2020 | 10:00 am
AngloGold picks Harmony to buy South African assets The companies are finalizing terms of the deal for the Mponeng gold mine Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 9:26 am
Barrick sells Kenya project to Shanta Gold for $14.5 million The deal gives Shanta its first asset outside Tanzania. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2020 | 8:01 am
Solar is beating out coal in Australia, pushing down emissions Power generation emissions were reduced to the lowest in data going back to 2001. Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:18 am
US drones scouring for rare earths to end reliance on China The Pentagon is looking for companies that can supply rare earths crucial to weapons systems. Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:10 am
The hedge fund making a fortune betting on greener cars Rhodium has seen one of the most spectacular rallies in commodities. Bloomberg News | February 10, 2020 | 7:05 am
Chile’s copper output down in 2019 on declining grades Codelco contributed the most to the fall, producing 44,000 tonnes less than in 2018. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 10, 2020 | 6:53 am