South Africa’s mines minister aims for new mining charter by May The charter's problem areas included raising the target for black ownership to 30 percent from 26 percent. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:57 pm
Palladium’s slide from record high hits solid floor Palladium's 20 percent fall from its January record high has put the metal in bear market territory. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:35 pm
Colombia pro-mining referendum will not soothe global miners Pro-mining votes seem set to benefit local companies and mining in streams and on mountainsides, not multinationals. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:13 pm
Copper supply crunch earlier than predicted — experts Copper production will peak in the second half of 2019, making a growing supply deficit much more real. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 10, 2018 | 11:58 am
Mantos Copper expanding Chile mine projects despite rising costs Once these projects are completed, Mantos Copper expects its production to nearly double to 165,000 tonnes annually. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:57 am
Collahuasi says to slash costs to under $1/lb in 2018 Collahuasi, owned by Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc, is located in northern Chile and is among the world's largest copper mines. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:45 am
Rio Tinto reviewing Rusal ties, mum on Queensland venture Rusal owns 20 percent of Rio's Queensland Alumina operation, of which Rio owns the remaining 80 percent. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:15 am
Vanadium batteries need Elon Musk moment to kick-start market Vanadium needs a big player in the global battery market to get behind the metal to share center stage with other energy-storage components such as lithium. Bloomberg News | April 10, 2018 | 11:02 am
Iron ore giant says miners have shut gates on new supply Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills. Bloomberg News | April 10, 2018 | 10:45 am