Canada’s Capstone Mining says a worker died at Mexican mine Operations, which were temporarily suspended on Sunday, have since resumed, excluding the immediate area of the accident, the copper miner said. Reuters | March 19, 2018 | 2:27 pm
This Rio sale may be more than Australia can swallow: Gadfly Rio Tinto has hired UBS AG to explore a possible initial public offering on the Australian Securities Exchange after planned trade sales came up short. Bloomberg Opinion | March 19, 2018 | 2:13 pm
The price of lab-created diamonds continues to fall The discount of gem-quality lab-created diamonds relative to natural diamonds has doubled from 11-20% a year ago to 28-40% today. Paul Zimnisky | March 19, 2018 | 12:36 pm
Marijuana is the new gold as former Canada miners go to pot Turns out, it may be easier to strike gold by growing green. Bloomberg News | March 19, 2018 | 12:15 pm
Swiss seize bank accounts amid probe linked to Rio Tinto Mongolia mine The Swiss attorney general’s office launched its probe in 2016, court documents show. Reuters | March 19, 2018 | 11:58 am
Chile preparing new law to lure foreign investment: media Pinera’s government has vowed to reactivate $50 billion in mining investments that it says have been held back by red tape. Reuters | March 19, 2018 | 11:38 am
Total Eren targets Africa’s power-starved mining sector Renewable energy company Total Eren said on Monday it had opened the world's largest solar-thermal hybrid plant in Burkina Faso. Reuters | March 19, 2018 | 11:03 am
Congo state miner curbs expectations about code concessions The operators are pressing the government to row back on some of the reforms President Joseph Kabila signed into law this month. Bloomberg News | March 19, 2018 | 10:50 am
Electric vehicles, higher prices to boost global copper output — report Global copper output is expected to climb from 20.4 million tonnes this year to 28 million tonnes by 2027. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2018 | 9:38 am