Indonesia allows nine companies to resume nickel ore exports
Among the companies allowed to export ore again are state-controlled miner PT Aneka Tambang and PT Trimegah Bangun Persada.
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In Kimberley, the world’s diamond capital, illicit mining fight flounders
The first South African project to bring illegal miners into the formal fold has been plagued by violence in diamond capital Kimberley.
Impala’s Zimbabwe mine is said to be in talks on Amplats land
The purchase of the claims by the Mimosa mine, which is jointly owned by Impala and Sibanye Gold, could be finalized by the end pf the year.
Reopening of Boungou mine in Burkina will depend on security — Semafo
Over the weekend, the company started transporting people by helicopter from the Boungou mine site.
Vale outlook cut implies at least 14.7% sales drop in 2019
The outlook change is due to "greater visibility on sales expected for the fourth quarter."
China sets record rare earth mining quota as demand rises
The quota for six dominant producers, including China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tech Co., was set at 132,000 tons for 2019.
Funds are starting to turn more bullish on copper
Whisper it softly, but there are the very first signs that funds are turning more friendly to doctor copper, says columnist Andy Home.
BHP taps oil, gas for growth after shale exit
BHP said it made sense to expand in oil, even in a world with rapid uptake of electric vehicles.
Argonaut Gold to hedge gold from El Castillo
After a challenging second quarter at its El Castillo complex in Mexico, Argonaut Gold will hedge part of the operation’s remaining life-of-mine production.