Brazil mining standards, post-Vale disaster, aim to boost accountability The governance standard would also help ensure independent reviews of dams and adequate disclosure of safety risks. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 12:08 pm
Miners welcome Indonesian export ore ban, plan smelting expansion Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on Wednesday said the ban would further support the development of the nickel processing industry in the country. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 11:21 am
Cardiac Creek returns high grades for ZincX Last year, ZincX released a PEA for Cardiac Creek that outlined a 4,000 t/d underground mine with an 18-year mine life. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 11, 2019 | 11:12 am
Mitsui to expand LNG, iron ore assets despite signs of slowing economies Last year, Mitsui announced investments in two iron ore projects in Australia. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:50 am
Kutcho Copper shares jump 16% on improved met test results Recoveries of copper and zinc from concentrate have improved significantly over the PFS released in 2017. Jackson Chen | September 11, 2019 | 10:43 am
Zimbabwe holds diamond auction for 316,000 carats Zimbabwe expects to produce 4.1 million carats of diamonds this year, up from 2.8 carats in 2018. Bloomberg News | September 11, 2019 | 10:36 am
Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:29 am
Southern Gold, Bluebird granted permit for first major new mine in South Korea in over 15 years Joint venture partners are the first foreign companies granted a development permit since the late 1990s. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2019 | 8:40 am
Indonesia’s Antam to request extension of nickel ore export permit Antam may also propose a 10-year extension for its mining permit in the Pongkor gold mine. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 8:39 am