Vale’s New Steel expects first plant startup in 2022 With an investment of up to $100 million, the new plant will be an important part of Vale's strategy to reduce the accumulation of tailings. Reuters | February 5, 2020 | 3:56 pm
Ghana plans to sell $750 million of shares in mining royalty fund in March The fund will be listed in London and will pay dividends from mining agreements Bloomberg News | February 5, 2020 | 2:38 pm
Key trends for aluminum in 2020 2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie MINING.com Editor | February 5, 2020 | 1:21 pm
Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply. Frik Els | February 5, 2020 | 1:07 pm
Angola’s state-owned diamond mining company preparing for IPO Endiama EP plans to sell as much as 30% of its shares in public offering in 2022 Bloomberg News | February 5, 2020 | 10:31 am
Newcrest buys land near Red Chris mine from Skeena Newcrest will pay Skeena C$7.5 million in cash. Jackson Chen | February 5, 2020 | 10:19 am
Peabody Energy posts huge loss on weak coal fundamentals It said that macro industry conditions, including a mild Northern winter, low natural gas prices, as well as trade and import policy uncertainties, were a challenging backdrop to start the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2020 | 9:27 am
AngloGold sees growth in Americas The company will provide an update on the sale of its South African assets on Feb. 21. Bloomberg News | February 5, 2020 | 8:58 am
Finland to grant Terrafame permit to mine uranium The permit will allow Terrafame to become the first miner to extract uranium on a commercial scale in Finland. Reuters | February 5, 2020 | 7:38 am