BHP CEO will meet with activist Elliott to discuss demands BHP’s first-half results missed analysts’ expectations and the shares fell 4.6 percent, on pace for the biggest daily drop since April. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2018 | 11:11 am
Tanzania’s new mining rules impose restrictions on foreign banks, insurers Tanzania is seeking to take more of the profits from its vast mineral resources by overhauling the fiscal and regulatory regime of its mining sector. Reuters | February 20, 2018 | 10:49 am
Eramet eyes expansion in electric vehicle metals Eramet is actively looking at acquisition targets after previously acquiring a lithium deposit in Argentina. Reuters | February 20, 2018 | 10:34 am
Randgold looks to the Americas in quest to diversify Flush with cash, Randgold is on the hunt for gold mines outside Africa. Reuters | February 20, 2018 | 10:23 am
Southern Copper wins auction for massive Peru copper project Rio Tinto, Teck Resources, Hudbay were among copper miners interested in $2 billion Michiquillay project in Peru. Frik Els | February 20, 2018 | 9:31 am
Barrick exec. to chair Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group Barrick Gold’s Chief Innovation Officer, Michelle Ash, will become the new Chair of GMSG in May 2018. MINING.com Editor | February 20, 2018 | 8:54 am
NovaGold up on better-than-expected drilling results for Alaska mega-project Mineralized intercepts encountered higher grades than predicted by previous modeling, said the project owners NovaGold and Barrick. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2018 | 7:12 am
AngloGold to revive Ghana mine that battled illegal miners Obuasi is expected to start gold production by the third quarter of 2019. Bloomberg News | February 20, 2018 | 5:57 am
Toyota to make cheaper electric motors by halving use of rare earths Asia’s No.1 carmaker has developed a magnet that reduces dependence on neodymium, a key rare earth metal used in the world’s most powerful batteries for electric vehicles. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 20, 2018 | 3:21 am