Canadian Miner Agnico to divest cobalt assets, sells gold interests Agnico said it started a strategic review on selling about 2,100 hectares of the Coleman and the South Lorrain cobalt-rich properties in Canada. Reuters | April 26, 2018 | 5:07 pm
France’s ERAMET bids $218 mln for Australia’s Mineral Deposits ERAMET said the offer would enable the full consolidation of the TiZir joint venture. Reuters | April 26, 2018 | 5:01 pm
Chilean government promises funding for Codelco Then Mining Minister said Codelco has to keep up production levels so that it can remain Chile and the world’s No.1 copper miner. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 26, 2018 | 4:35 pm
Russia’s leading coal producer SUEK joins World Coal Association SUEK is one of the world’s largest coal companies that produces higher-quality enriched coal. World Coal Association | April 26, 2018 | 1:41 pm
World’s lithium king is ready to unleash a flood of new supply Soc. Quimica & Minera de Chile SA sits on the world’s richest deposit of lithium and already produces more than 20 percent of the global supply. Bloomberg News | April 26, 2018 | 12:11 pm
Oil sands get taste of slower growth ahead as logjams hit output While Cenovus and Husky both billed their output slowdowns as temporary, the first-quarter hiccups foreshadow shrinking gains in oil-sands production. Bloomberg News | April 26, 2018 | 12:01 pm
Grasberg hardball scores an own goal for Indonesia: Gadfly The most drawn-out deal in the global mining industry looks set for another round. Bloomberg Opinion | April 26, 2018 | 11:27 am
Strip-club promos vie with gender equality at mining expo The week-long Expomin event in Chile offered a glimpse at both how far the industry has come -- and how far it has to go. Bloomberg News | April 26, 2018 | 11:12 am
Jewelry companies team up with IBM on blockchain platform Gold and diamond companies joined with IBM to develop blockchain technology to track the origin of jewelry and ensure it is ethically sourced. Reuters | April 26, 2018 | 10:56 am