Pacific Bay extends Meteor Boot at Haskins-Reed in BC The company tested targets near the Meteor zone, where 2011 drilling cut 17.5 metres grading 88.35 grams silver, 1.11% lead and 3.39% zinc. Northern Miner Staff | January 25, 2019 | 1:51 pm
RosCan reports positive results from drilling campaign in Mali The miner said that significant amounts of saprolite-hosted gold mineralization was discovered. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2019 | 1:31 pm
Mirasol Resources expands in southern Argentina The Vancouver-based miner is consolidating the Sascha - Marcelina project to make it 30,600 hectares big. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2019 | 1:04 pm
How the US lost the plot on rare earths If Cold War Presidents from Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan knew that the nation’s national defense rested on technologies coming from its former and current adversaries, they would surely be turning in their graves. Rick Mills | January 25, 2019 | 12:00 pm
China’s lithium hydroxide exports to rise this year – Pilbara CEO Chinese producers such as Ganfeng and General Lithium have new plants that have been commissioning since Q3'18 and are starting to hit their stride. Reuters | January 25, 2019 | 10:08 am
Asia Gold-India buyers cash in on dips; Lunar New Year boosts China demand January is a typically strong month as demand tends to gather pace going into the Lunar New Year. Reuters | January 25, 2019 | 9:53 am
India’s 2018 thermal coal imports grew at fastest pace in 4 yrs – sources Analysts say they expect India to be a key market for global miners in 2019 as China's "war on pollution" will lead to lower demand from that country. Reuters | January 25, 2019 | 9:34 am
Colombia extends Drummond contract on coal mine for 20 years The contract will generate at least $586 million in royalties, income and social project investment during its lifetime. Reuters | January 25, 2019 | 9:23 am
Barrick CEO on Zambia tax dispute: Threats don’t solve problems “We don’t believe that threatening one’s partner is a constructive way to go about solving problems.” Bloomberg News | January 25, 2019 | 9:07 am