Lynas to build permanent waste treatment plant in Malaysia’s Pahang The Malaysian state has approved Lynas' plan to build facility there, after it fulfilled one of the conditions for continuing its operations in the country. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2020 | 3:56 am
Teck says ‘anyone’s guess’ if Canada will approve oil sands project Lindsay said Teck has told the government that for it to build Frontier, it needs a pipeline to be built, a partner, and favorable oil prices. Reuters | January 29, 2020 | 4:22 pm
Fortescue iron ore shipments rise 9% on China demand China's iron ore imports in 2019 stood at their second-highest level ever. Reuters | January 29, 2020 | 3:31 pm
Newcrest Q2 gold output drops, bushfires delay flagship mine shipments The Cadia mine reported a 40% increase in production from the previous quarter. Reuters | January 29, 2020 | 3:25 pm
Osisko completes Discovery 1 drill hole at Windfall Discovery 1 is the longest diamond drill hole drilled to date in Canada. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2020 | 3:07 pm
British Columbia capitalizes on advantage in mining The province has bumped up the budget of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources by $20 million to reduce permitting backlogs. Nelson Bennett- Business in Vancouver | January 29, 2020 | 2:55 pm
New York pension to coal firms: Evolve or we’ll divest The fund is reviewing 27 miners that earn at least 10% of revenue from mining thermal coal. Bloomberg News | January 29, 2020 | 2:22 pm
Gold price: India suffers demand shock Indian gold supply for domestic consumption fell 62% in second half of 2019, Refinitiv reports. Frik Els | January 29, 2020 | 12:52 pm
What every mining CEO needs to know about climate change A new report by McKinsey found 30 to 50% of production of three top commodities is concentrated in areas where water stress is already high. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 29, 2020 | 12:36 pm