Poland’s KGHM targets rise in Chilean copper ore output The miner expects daily copper ore output at its Chilean mine Sierra Gorda to increase by 18% next year from current levels. Reuters | March 16, 2018 | 2:50 am
World’s No. 1 copper miner Codelco made a $2.88 billion profit in 2017 Best performance in three years. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 16, 2018 | 2:32 am
Canadian miner denounces illegal stoppage at Panamanian mine “The dominant union, which represents the majority of workers, is not involved in the action,” an official statement reads. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2018 | 6:21 pm
Venezuela gold reserve value falls 14% in 2017 Gold now represents just under 70 per cent of the Central Bank's international reserves. Reuters | March 15, 2018 | 5:10 pm
Three tonnes of dore bars strewn across runway at Russian airport Dore bars fell from the sky. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 15, 2018 | 4:57 pm
New study rips into cobalt, lithium price bulls "Significant surpluses" from next year to decimate prices says second bearish report on electric vehicle battery materials. Frik Els | March 15, 2018 | 3:27 pm
Trudeau dodged steel tariffs. Now he’s angling to save NAFTA Donald Trump is already taking up a lot of Justin Trudeau’s bandwidth. Steel tariffs sent it to another level. Bloomberg News | March 15, 2018 | 2:57 pm
Visualizing China’s most ambitious megaproject Costing between $4-8 trillion and affecting 65 countries, China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative is the granddaddy of all megaprojects. Visual Capitalist | March 15, 2018 | 2:36 pm
Czech tycoon earmarks $1.2 billion to buy Europe’s old coal “The media bubble around clean energy doesn’t reflect reality,” said Alan Svoboda, an executive director of Seven Energy. Bloomberg News | March 15, 2018 | 1:37 pm