BHP adds electric vehicles to its light truck fleet
BHP Billiton will add two electric vehicles to its 240 fleet of trucks at its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. The […]
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Copper price drops to 9-month low, but what about strikes?
Copper bears drop price 11% in 3 weeks, but new report shows labour contracts still up for renewal threaten 3 million tonnes of production just in Chile.
AngloGold says no production impact from Guinea power protests
Members of a local community near our Siguiri mine have been protesting the temporary rationing of power, which is an unfortunate necessity.
Here’s where 3 million EV batteries will go when they retire
The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren’t bound for landfills.
Mining investors spooked as African dispute payments multiply
Miners across Africa are increasingly using one-time payments to settle disputes with governments, a trend that’s disturbing some investors.
South Africa’s Exxaro expects H1 thermal coal output to rise 1%
Exxaro Resources Ltd expects coal production for the half year to June 30 to increase by 1.7 percent to 23.52 million tonnes.
China Zinc smelters plan to cut output by 10%
Smelters seek to address low zinc prices and treatment charges.
BP buys Britain’s largest electric vehicle charging company
BP Plc plans to acquire the U.K.’s largest electric vehicle charging company, the latest in a string of acquisitions by major oil companies in the growing market for greener transport.
Zinc’s horror run continues on rising supply, trade-war angst
Zinc continued to slide after entering a bear market amid concern about increased supply and declining demand.