Orvana stock tanks on El Valle rockfall
Underground mining operations continue stockpiling ore until processing resumes.
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Benga Mining applies for judicial review following Canada’s coal mine snub
A unit of Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has applied to the Federal Court for a judicial review of the rejection of the proposed $800 million Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine.
Massive expansions won’t hurt cobalt price as supply shifts to oligopoly – report
As Congo’s cheap surface oxide ore is depleted, big miners are switching to underground sulphide sources, potentially giving the top 3 control of half the global supply of the battery metal.
Sierra updates Bolivar copper-silver PEA to include iron ore
The mine and mill achieved their first full year of production in 2012.
Peru calms interventionist fears with plan to tap copper riches
Peru’s new socialist government is working with the mining industry on a new approach to community relations and red tape.
Rio2 tests non-carbon gold recovery tech for Fenix project
Initial lab tests on Fenix ore demonstrated that the reusable IXOS polymer had better gold adsorption efficiency, ease of elusion and overall adsorption kinetics.
Copper price falls on muted China retail and industrial data
Copper prices declined on Monday after data showed factory output and retail sales in China rose more slowly than expected in July.
GRAPHIC: Record high aluminum prices likely to spur destocking
Record aluminum prices in the United States and Europe will be sustained by Russia's mining tax for some months, but attempts to push prices even higher are likely to face headwinds.
China’s steel output hits 15-month low
Chinese industrial production in July increased 6.4% y/y vs median estimate of 7.9%.
