JX Nippon Mining appoints new president, sets out long-term vision
Seiichi Murayama, senior executive officer, will become its new president on June 26, replacing the current president Shigeru Oi.
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Investors, autos to fuel platinum deficit in 2019 – Johnson Matthey
Specialist materials firm Johnson Matthey forecast a 127,000-ounce platinum shortfall this year, after surpluses of 372,000 and 44,000 ounces in 2018 and 2017 respectively.
Turquoise Hill’s role in Oyu Tolgoi-related decisions may change this week
SailingStone Capital, the second largest shareholder in Rio Tinto- controlled Turquoise Hill is expected to vote against the re-election of the Canadian miner’s board members this week.
Canada Cobalt Works doubles size of Castle mine land package
The company added 4,800 hectares to the mine site by signing a deal with a local prospector and through staking.
Alba to acquire five vanadium, uranium properties in the US
The Vancouver-based miner is getting the properties as part of a deal to acquire Journey Exploration.
B2Gold to produce 5m ounces of gold at Mali mine after $50m expansion
Average annual gold output would increase to more than 550,000 ounces in the five-year period 2020 – 2024, and over 400,000 ounces during the remaining seven years.
Without US-China trade war, copper price would be higher – Antofagasta chairman
A trade war between the United States and China is depressing the price of copper and the red metal would be 5% to 15% higher without the dispute, Jean-Paul Luksic told El Mercurio.
Historic Siberian mine to become automated
The Siberian Coal Energy Company partnered with VIST Group to develop an unmanned drilling technology at the Tugnuysky coal mine.
Thousands rally in Colombia against Minesa’s gold project
People in the north-central city of Bucaramanga are worried because the project sits just outside the Páramo de Santurbán.
