Tin slumps most in seven years on spike in Chinese selling The metal, which is mostly used in soldering, dropped 6.3% to settle at $17,700 a metric ton on the London Metal Exchange. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 3:04 pm
Australia offers highly paid miners some relief The changes are being lauded for their potential to stimulate the Australian economy in remote and resource-rich regions. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 2, 2019 | 2:53 pm
Vale CFO should face criminal indictment for dam, panel says Vale’s attempt to reduce costs resulted in heightened tolerance for risks, according to the report. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 2:42 pm
The oil crisis Saudi Arabia can’t solve Amin Nasr’s message to the press that oil flows to the market are guaranteed should be taken with a pinch of salt. Oilprice.com | July 2, 2019 | 1:23 pm
Alcoa’s workers accept offer, ‘exhausted’ from 18-month dispute Alcoa last week said it expects the smelter to be fully operational within 10 months if the offer was accepted. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 1:06 pm
Australia predicts 50% drop in iron ore price by 2021 Iron ore price sets fresh 5-and-a-half year high Tuesday, but the good times won't last, says the Australian government's chief economist. Frik Els | July 2, 2019 | 12:58 pm
Police swarm gold rush mountain as Ecuador declares emergency The Buenos Aires area is part of a concession owned by Canada’s Hanrine. It lies just south of Cascabel, where SolGold PLC is seeking to build a major copper, silver and gold mine. Bloomberg News | July 2, 2019 | 12:26 pm
Fatality at McEwen’s Gold Bar mine due to natural causes, not mining related The MSHA's findings confirm the company's preliminary analysis, which suggested that the truck driver may have suffered a medical emergency. Jackson Chen | July 2, 2019 | 12:05 pm
B2Gold sells Nicaraguan mines to Calibre for $100m The El Limon and La Libertad mines have produced more than 1.4 million ounces of gold since 2010. Jackson Chen | July 2, 2019 | 11:14 am