The best places to mine are still in the developed world – and that’s a problem The Fraser Institute's annual survey shows that uncertainty is a confidence killer among mining executives. Reuters | March 5, 2020 | 10:19 am
Sierra Leone iron ore crisis creates debt-racked ghost town In all, 1,700 workers at Marampa were dismissed due to a legal dispute with the government. Reuters | March 5, 2020 | 9:16 am
Glencore finds facts that “may be relevant” to corruption probes The Swiss miner and commodity trader is being investigated for alleged corruption and bribery in the UK, US and Brazil. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2020 | 9:11 am
Indonesia’s March coal benchmark price set at $67.08 Price rose slightly as coal mine operations in China were affected by the coronavirus. Reuters | March 5, 2020 | 9:08 am
China-backed JV set to start work at Simandou The Chinese agency overseeing the biggest government-owned companies is close to approving the development of the vast iron ore deposit in Guinea. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2020 | 6:40 am
SKRR goes after Saskatchewan gold project The Vancouver-based miner signed a non-arm's length option agreement with Edge Geological Consulting. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2020 | 6:15 am
Glencore’s expansion of Hunter Valley coal mine approved The New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission greenlighted the project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2020 | 6:10 am
Alkane gets Australian financial support to build rare earths mine The proposed Dubbo pollymetalic and rare earths mine is expected to process up to 1m tonnes of ore per year over a period of more than 75 years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2020 | 3:55 am
Coronavirus damps upbeat mood among miners as financing dries up The Bloomberg Industrial Metals Subindex Total Return has tumbled more than 10% since mid-January as the virus outbreak spread globally. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2020 | 4:28 pm