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BHP blames driver error, brake problem for runaway train wreck

BHP said its initial findings of the Nov. 5 incident showed the nearly 3-km (1.9 miles) long train came to a halt after a braking system control cable became disconnected.

Reuters | November 16, 2018 | 9:50 am

South Africa’s Eskom revises coal contract strategy, seeks supply security

Eskom, which supplies more than 90 percent of the nation's power, has warned of potential power outages amid low coal inventories after a major supplier cut supplies and sought insolvency protection.

Reuters | November 16, 2018 | 9:38 am

World Gold Council announces update to AISC guidance

It is expected that companies may choose to use the updated guidance starting January 1, 2019.

MINING.com Editor | November 16, 2018 | 9:01 am

White Metal expands property during Newfoundland’s gold rush

White Metal is expanding its gold property located in the Botwood Basin.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 16, 2018 | 7:27 am

OceanaGold to acquire gold/silver project in Nevada

The Melbourne-based miner is interested in the Highland gold/silver project, located within the Walker Lane Gold trend.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 16, 2018 | 6:55 am

Volkswagen to spend $50 billion on electric car ‘offensive’

German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 16, 2018 | 6:40 am

Komatsu autonomous haulage system sets new haulage record

The Japanese firm's truck has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more than two billion tonnes of surface material moved autonomously.

Komatsu America Corp. | November 16, 2018 | 5:13 am

Gold miner smuggles in workers by night to bypass strikers

Gold Fields is having to sneak maintenance teams into its South Deep mine in South Africa after protesters shot at vehicles trying to enter the site, where workers have been on strike since Nov. 2.

Bloomberg News | November 16, 2018 | 5:00 am

Vedanta sells copper concentrate from stockpiles at shuttered India smelter

The Tamil Nadu state disconnected the smelter's power supply in May following anti-pollution protests that turned violent and culminated in the police opening fire, killing 13 protesters.

Reuters | November 16, 2018 | 4:24 am

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