Germany’s 2019 hard coal imports seen rising after mining ends
Germany is expected to import 45 million tonnes of hard coal this year, up roughly 1.4 percent from 2018 despite mounting competition from renewable energy.
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Alrosa made big bucks at international auctions
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China Moly ups stake in giant Tenke copper mine to 80%
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Carube Copper finds high grades in Jamaica
The company's Main Ridge project is located in an area where Spaniards mined placer gold in the 16th Century.
Brazilian general with mining ties to solve industry-indigenous disputes
General Franklimberg Ribeiro de Freitas’s return to the country’s Indigenous Rights Agency (Funai) is seen by many as positive, as the agency has lost funding and authority on land issues.
China’s slowdown is miners’ single biggest fear this year — report
Based on answers from 51 senior executives, lawyers White & Case say that trade tensions are the second largest challenge for the mining industry in 2019 and reveal what the underlying full-picture looks like.