Operations restarted at Newmont’s gold mines in Ghana -spokesman Operations were shut down on Saturday following an accident in which six construction workers were killed. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 12:24 pm
Venezuelan army’s economic prize begets a bloody grab for gold The bank is selling off gold to keep the country afloat, drawing down its reserves of the metal to $6.6 bn from almost $20 bn at the beginning of 2012. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 12:10 pm
Anglo looks past turmoil toward its next big copper bet in Peru Anglo American Plc is moving towards a multibillion-dollar decision on building the world’s next major copper mine in Peru. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:55 am
Relations sour at giant copper pit with automation looming Relations between the world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, and unions in its Chuquicamata division have reached the lowest point in years. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:32 am
US sanctions on Rusal threaten aluminium turmoil: Andy Home The first casualties of Deripaska's inclusion on the U.S. Treasury's sanction list announced on Friday have been the share prices of EN+ and Rusal. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 11:08 am
Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:06 am
ICSID rejects BSGR’s motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 8, 2018 | 11:10 am
How aluminum oxide’s liquid-like properties protect nuclear plants Thin layers of solid oxide protective coating for metals can deform as if they were liquid filling rust-caused cracks. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 8, 2018 | 10:17 am