Yields on Zambia’s Eurobonds climb to 20% amid spat with miners
The country’s Eurobond curve is inverted, a rarity and a signal its assets are in distressed territory.
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Adani’s coal hopes look increasingly isolated as BHP joins naysayers — opinion
BHP Group CFO Peter Beavan told a strategy briefing on Wednesday that the world's biggest mining company has "no appetite" to grow its thermal coal assets.
Biggest Africa investor goes to London for Lonmin decision
South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. faces a tough choice: back Sibanye Gold’s takeover of Lonmin, and take a hit on its investment, or scupper the deal and risk having to pony up more cash for the platinum miner.
McEwen kicks off commercial production at Gold Bar in Nevada
Once at full-tilt, the open-pit operation is expected to generate 65,000 ounces of gold annually over an 8-year mine life.
Brazil’s Vale, China’s CCCC to co-invest in northern Brazil steel plant
State-controlled China Communications Construction Co and iron ore miner Vale SA have agreed to set up a steel mill in Brazil's northern state of Pará with a $450 million investment.
Japan’s JFE head says not expecting further rise in iron ore prices
The iron ore market is surging, with prices last week topping the $100-per-tonne level for the first time in five years.
World’s No. 2 lithium miner SQM sees demand growing by 17% this year
The Chilean lithium producer expects demand to grow about 17% in 2019 to at least 315,000 tonnes, compared to the less than 260,000 tonnes it totalled last year.
Transition Metals expanding in Saskatchewan
Two new claims were staked to cover known copper showings that are interpreted to have potential to host sedimentary-hosted copper mineralization similar to that at Transition's Janice Lake.
Dunnedin acquires copper-molybdenum-silver project in Arizona
The Vancouver-based company says there is potential to discover a sizeable porphyry style copper-molybdenum-silver deposit on the property.
