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Brazil state fines Anglo American $37.73 million over pipeline leak

The leak in the pipeline, which carries slurry to a port in Rio de Janeiro state, occurred on March 12 and forced the miner to suspend operations until March 27.

Reuters | April 4, 2018 | 5:00 pm

Silver and copper might help your clothes monitor you

Silver-coated copper nanowires could be used to embed fitness trackers and health monitors into shirts.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 4, 2018 | 4:39 pm

Canadian junior joins ‘staking rush’ in Brazil

Altamira Gold is mimicking big players' strategies in the Juruena Belt.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 4, 2018 | 4:28 pm

The international lithium race

All that can be said with confidence is that, for the next few years, both supply and demand will grow strongly.

Resources Monitor | April 4, 2018 | 4:09 pm

Gold miners sustaining costs up 22% since the gold price bottomed

Trend is likely to continue says new gold mining industry study.

Frik Els | April 4, 2018 | 3:48 pm

South African court backs industry on black ownership

Uncertainty around the Mining Charter and ownership levels have deterred investment in a sector that accounts for 8% of the country's economic output.

Reuters | April 4, 2018 | 10:14 am

BlackRock’s $1.3 billion gold fund feeling pain of miners

“A contributor to this performance in 2018 has been the underperformance of the royalty companies, which the fund has some exposure to."

Bloomberg News | April 4, 2018 | 10:09 am

Trafigura signs three-year cobalt deal with Congo miner

Trafigura has already increased its foothold in nickel with an exclusive offtake agreement with Finland's Terrafame, that also produces zinc and cobalt.

Reuters | April 4, 2018 | 9:27 am