Unity Metals expands landholding at Phillips Arm gold camp Unity Metals has expanded its operational footprint in southwestern British Columbia by staking an additional 739 hectares. Jackson Chen | June 17, 2019 | 2:44 pm
Supreme Court okays work at Taseko’s New Prosperity Getting permission to mine in British Columbia may be difficult, but it’s not impossible it just takes patience Canadian Mining Journal | June 17, 2019 | 2:03 pm
Elon Musk says Tesla “might get into mining” Tesla CEO says product rollout is tied to battery production and "we have to look further down the supply chain." Frik Els | June 17, 2019 | 12:32 pm
Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week. Reuters | June 17, 2019 | 11:35 am
First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 17, 2019 | 10:29 am
China iron ore retreats as Vale looks to rebuild capacity Top iron ore miner Vale SA expects to soon restore 20 million tonnes of yearly capacity at its Brucutu mine in Brazil, according to analysts. Reuters | June 17, 2019 | 10:21 am
Bosnia’s Aluminij seeking strategic partner, says talking to Glencore Aluminij, based in Bosnia's southern town of Mostar and one of the Balkan country's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for years over heavy debt accumulated because of high alumina and electricity prices. Reuters | June 17, 2019 | 10:20 am
Virginia uranium-mining ban upheld by US Supreme Court The property, about 30 miles north of the North Carolina border in Pittsylvania County, was once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Bloomberg News | June 17, 2019 | 9:57 am
Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mines shuts down smelter Mopani could not immediately say what impact the shutdown would have on production, which totalled 119,000 tonnes of finished copper in 2018. Reuters | June 17, 2019 | 9:52 am