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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Newcrest, Harmony joint venture in PNG to cost an extra $1bn upfront
But according to the updated feasibility study total capital expenditure for the life of Wafi-Golpu mine will fall by about the same amount to $5.5 billion.
Zimbabwe changes majority black ownership for diamond, platinum mines
The mpowerment laws now limit majority ownership by state miners only to the diamond and platinum sectors, as oppose to the entire mining sector.
Battery makers descend on Australia, Canada cobalt developers
Nervous Asian battery makers are turning to early-stage cobalt projects in Australia and Canada to lock in supplies of the critical battery ingredient ahead of expected shortages as demand for electric vehicles revs up.
Workers at Idaho’s Lucky Friday mine have been on strike for 370 days
Workers marched on Saturday in Mullan, Idaho, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the strike.
