Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter
Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.
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South Africa’s mining sector is ready to profit from a virtual goldmine of data
According to Iain Thompson, EY’s BC Mining and Metals Advisory Services Leader, it’s essential that companies embrace digital innovations or risk missing major opportunities.
Harmony Gold swings to loss, sees deaths at operations mount
The South African gold miner posted a 43% drop in annual earnings, or a 4.47 billion South African rand loss (about $309 million) and saw fatalities at its operations climb to thirteen, from 5 in 2017.
BHP’s costs crash diet is running out of steam: David Fickling
Going on a crash diet seems great while you’re shedding the pounds. The problem is sticking with it for the long term.
Canadian company one step closer to building petro-lithium extraction unit
International Battery Metals is going to work with Impact Technology Development on the design and construction of its first proprietary mobile lithium extraction unit.
Rio opens new diamond pipe in subarctic Canada
The pipe is expected to be "an important source of incremental supply over the next four years."
BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast
Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.
Nutrien steers potash recovery as BHP waits in the wings
Canada's Nutrien Ltd, the world's biggest potash miner by capacity, has helped engineer a surprising price rebound for the fertilizer by idling capacity.
South Africa’s Impala Platinum flags wider full-year loss
Implats said on Monday that it expects its full-year loss to widen due to impairments relating to its Rustenburg assets.
