Australia’s Newcrest Mining posts 7% rise in Q2 gold output Newcrest said it continues to expect gold production in the second half of the year to be higher than the first half due to fewer planned shutdowns. Reuters | January 29, 2019 | 3:21 pm
Global energy transition powers surge in demand for metals The number of electric vehicles will increase 1,389% – to 125 million from three million – by 2030. Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | January 29, 2019 | 3:12 pm
Vale to end use and dismantle all upstream dams after disaster — CEO Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman said Vale would halt operations using those dams and spend 5 billion reais ($1.3 billion) to decommission them. Reuters | January 29, 2019 | 2:51 pm
Yorbeau resumes drilling at Scott project The current program is planned in two phases totaling about 5,000 metres. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2019 | 2:39 pm
Oversold lithium could be about to rally “sleepwalking into a tsunami of oversupply” Oilprice.com | January 29, 2019 | 1:43 pm
TransCanada taps RBC for gas line stake sale amid new opposition The line would connect gas fields in western Canada’s prolific Montney shale formation with the C$40 billion LNG Canada project on British Columbia’s coast. Bloomberg News | January 29, 2019 | 1:34 pm
Vedanta’s Zambia unit says new tax regime won’t affect jobs “Our actions are designed to sustain and create jobs, grow the economy, and contribute more to the treasury.” Bloomberg News | January 29, 2019 | 12:45 pm
Brazil mine disaster prompts Bolsonaro rethink on environment Bolsonaro and his cabinet are swiftly dialing back promises of deregulation. Bloomberg News | January 29, 2019 | 12:32 pm
Vale eyed dam design changes in 2009 that may have prevented disaster The International Coalition of Large Dams (ICOLD) group "is recommending that dams, especially large dams, be built by dam professionals. Reuters | January 29, 2019 | 12:19 pm