Spanish Mountain pleases with excellent met test results The Spanish Mountain gold project has a measured and indicated resource of 270.1 million tonnes grading 0.40 g/t gold. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 12, 2019 | 1:43 pm
China’s major copper smelters boost July output Refined copper cathode production by major Chinese smelters increased by 5.3% in July. Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 1:03 pm
Trump’s top energy regulator invites execs to Coal Country A summit on “the future of American energy” will be held on Oct. 21. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2019 | 11:58 am
Nickel’s fate lies in Indonesia as top supplier weighs early ban Indonesia is weighing whether to advance the timeline for a planned ban on exports of mineral ores. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2019 | 11:17 am
Brazil regulator pushes back deadline to close dangerous tailings dams Brazil's mining regulator on Monday extended the deadlines by up to four years. Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 10:20 am
EV sector will need 250% more copper by 2030 just for charging stations Scottish consultancy Wood Mackenzie estimates that there will be more than 20 million EV charging points by then. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 12, 2019 | 10:03 am
Northern Minerals signs rare earths supply deal with Thyssenkrupp Thyssenkrupp has agreed to purchase the entirety of the heavy rare earth carbonate from the Browns Range project. Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 9:51 am
Codelco raises debt after saying it wouldn’t Codelco agreed to borrow $300 million and sold two bonds for a combined $180 million of funding last week. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2019 | 9:28 am
Mexican president says won’t cancel mining concessions, or grant new ones Mexico is the world's top silver producer and one of the largest producers of copper and gold. Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 9:07 am