India’s seizures of smuggled gold jumps in June quarter The illegal trade could rise further in coming months as India, the world's second biggest gold consumer, raised an import tax on gold. Reuters | September 2, 2019 | 3:47 pm
Indonesia’s nickel ban shows resource nationalism on the march While Indonesia has an estimated nickel ore reserves of 2.8 billion metric tons, proven stockpiles are only about 600 million to 700 million tonnes. Bloomberg News | September 2, 2019 | 3:16 pm
Global wind turbine fleet to consume over 5.5Mt of copper by 2028 — report But further developments in aluminium technology could lead to increased substitution of copper in cabling. MINING.com Editor | September 2, 2019 | 2:43 pm
Zinc sentiment staring into the bear pit Where are zinc prices headed? It’s a question that brings distinctly different opinions and forecasts from the bullish and bearish camps. Steve Stakiw – The Northern Miner | September 2, 2019 | 12:06 pm
Tinka delivers Ayawilca PEA study The PEA tables a C$363 million after-tax NPV, with an 8% discount rate, and a 27.1% after-tax IRR on the zinc sulphide deposit. Steve Stakiw – The Northern Miner | September 2, 2019 | 11:55 am
Condor Gold attracts new investment in Nicaragua Nicaragua Milling is taking a 10.4% stake in Condor Gold, which is advancing its La India gold project in Nicaragua. Trish Saywell – The Northern Miner | September 2, 2019 | 11:42 am
Gold ETF inflows top 100 tonnes in August as havens triumph Spot gold traded at $1,522.68 an ounce on Monday. Bloomberg News | September 2, 2019 | 10:34 am
South African mining union says de-registration halted In April, the government's labour registrar said he intended to cancel registration of AMCU, one of the nation's largest and most militant unions. Reuters | September 2, 2019 | 10:25 am
Rio Tinto takes GFG Alliance to arbitration over outstanding smelter payments Rio sold the Dunkerque aluminium smelter in France to GFG for $500 million last year. Reuters | September 2, 2019 | 10:20 am