Chilean Mining Commission to investigate insurance fraud denounced by Codelco The world’s top copper producer says four of its unions were victims of inflated policy prices. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 12:08 pm
Lithium industry in a waiting game – report As prices go down, miners are expecting that strategies to reduce oversupply eventually work. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 10:44 am
Pancon selected to explore Superfund-designated Brewer gold mine The Canadian miner joined forces with Environmental Risk Transfer with the goal of discovering the mine’s underlying copper-gold porphyry system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2020 | 9:55 am
Brazilian tribes back manifesto to save Amazon habitat from Bolsonaro A manifesto signed on Friday said Bolsonaro was threatening the survival of indigenous people with plans to allow commercial mining and ranching on their protected lands. Reuters | January 19, 2020 | 8:29 am
No need to dig deep to find gold – study A researcher has figured out what makes porphyry deposits rich in gold or in copper. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 6:46 am
NorZinc hits permitting milestone on road to Prairie Creek The project has 8.1 million tonnes in proven and probable mineral reserves grading 8.64% zinc, 8.1% lead and 124.22 grams silver per tonne David Perri | January 18, 2020 | 12:49 pm
Trade war has copper prices artificially low, Chile minister says The phase-one trade deal between the US and China may bring some relief. Bloomberg News | January 17, 2020 | 3:25 pm
Fresh high for iron ore price as Chinese steel breaks records Crude steel output was just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, up 8.3%. Frik Els | January 17, 2020 | 3:13 pm
LME stock surge grounds high-flying nickel, but for how long? London Metal Exchange inventory has more than doubled in the space of little more than a month. Reuters | January 17, 2020 | 2:58 pm