Nickel hits 3-week high after Philippine mine closures
The price of nickel rose sharply last week as traders placed bets on supply pressures reverberating from a decision by the Philippines to close almost two dozen mines.
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IsoEnergy acquires Mountain Lake uranium deposit
Discovered in 1976, the property area was the subject of intense exploration during the 1970s and 1980's, when Acquitaine Company of Canada and Esso Resources Canada completed 190 drill holes totaling approximately 22,000 m on the project area.
Coking coal price finally breaks fall
Indian consortium plans to restart Benga mine in Mozambique bought from Rio Tinto for a fraction of Melbourne company's original purchase price.
Talks between BHP, Escondida workers to resume as Gov’t steps in
The company's request for government mediation effectively extends talks and pushes back the start of a potential strike to Feb. 13.
CHARTS: Gold price propped up (only) by Western investors
New report shows 2016 inflows into gold ETFs in the US in Europe increased to second highest on record, but all other sources of demand dropped sharply.
Freeport may curb Indonesia operations if Grasberg deal delayed further
Miner says that each month of delay in obtaining approval to export means production would be reduced by 70 million pounds of copper and 70,000 ounces of gold.
US mulls scaling back ‘conflict minerals’ rule
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the rule, which requires companies to trace and report whether their products contain minerals from a war-torn part of Africa.
Kumba Iron Ore settles tax dispute in South Africa
The miner, Africa's largest iron ore producer, will pay R2.5 billion, considerably less than the original R6.5 billion it had been asked to cough up.
Vancouver miner escapes Philippine crackdown
B2Gold escapes crackdown in Philippines, but Australian-Canadian OceanaGold has mine suspended.
