American Battery Metals wants option to acquire Viken vanadium project in Sweden The project has a Mineral Resource of 163 million pounds in the Indicated category and 16.7 billion pounds in the Inferred category. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 30, 2019 | 6:45 am
Sirius Minerals secures JP Morgan backing to build UK’s biggest potash mine The company's stock fell to its lowest in more than a year — likely a market reaction to the higher funding costs and dilution from the share placing. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2019 | 3:51 am
Australia’s Newcrest Mining posts 8% rise in Q3 gold output Total gold production for the three months ended March 31 came in at 623,124 ounces compared with 575,791 ounces a year ago. Reuters | April 29, 2019 | 3:41 pm
First Quantum surprises investors with early release of earnings While the adjusted per-share earnings beat the average analyst estimate, revenue came in lower than expected and copper production fell 5.8% from a year earlier. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 1:58 pm
North American Palladium expands Sunday Lake with best drill results Recent drill results include 3.22 g/t platinum, 2.08 g/t palladium, 0.23 g/t gold, 0.57% copper and 0.19% nickel over 41.2 m. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 29, 2019 | 1:35 pm
UK regulator drops big companies from responsible-payment list Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 11:58 am
Palladium sees wildest price swings since 2015 as investors exit The commodity used mostly in auto catalysts has been a profitable trade as supply shortages boosted prices of near-term contracts. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 11:18 am
Premier Gold shares jump on high-grade discovery in Nevada Shares of Premier Gold Mines went up 7% at Monday's market open on news of a high-grade discovery at the McCoy-Cove project in Nevada. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 29, 2019 | 10:56 am
Vale shareholders push to loosen company control over board elections Minority shareholders of Vale SA have enough votes to request that board members be elected independently using a cumulative voting system. Reuters | April 29, 2019 | 10:20 am