Asia Gold-Safe haven lure fails to lift demand; Indian jewellers stock up Physical gold demand lacked vigour in most Asian hubs this week as limited safe haven interest failed to lift activity into the year end. Reuters | December 28, 2018 | 9:58 am
BHP, Rio, Vale stock bested Apple, Google, Facebook in 2018 It's been a tough year for mining, but the Big 3 were still a better investment than the FAANGs in 2018. Frik Els | December 27, 2018 | 3:11 pm
Rio Tinto says no job cuts in 2019 due to driverless train project The $940 million rail project, AutoHaul, is focused on driverless train movement to transport ore and has been in development since 2012. Reuters | December 27, 2018 | 1:54 pm
Year’s best major metal gains steam as supply eclipses trade woe The price of palladium has more then doubled in the past three years. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2018 | 12:14 pm
Teck Resources invests in Sun Metals’ Stardust project The company reports the region hosts a large geological endowment and supports numerous operating mines. MINING.com Editor | December 27, 2018 | 11:36 am
Russia’s Rosatom tells Chile it can help boost lithium output Automakers, governments, miners and other have increasingly lobbied officials for access to Chile's coveted resources. Reuters | December 27, 2018 | 11:21 am
Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls Frik Els | December 27, 2018 | 9:59 am
Barra looks to China for GM’s electric rebirth: Anjani Trivedi In 2014, Barra listened to accounts of families who’d lost a member while driving in a General Motors Co. Chevrolet Cobalt that malfunctioned. Bloomberg News | December 27, 2018 | 9:49 am
Crown Mining preps Moonlight for next copper rally Moonlight has nearly 1.5 billion lb. copper, the company says. Northern Miner Staff | December 27, 2018 | 9:29 am