Vale probe could lead to fine of 20% of revenue from 2018 Vale will be on the hook for about $7.2 billion should Brazil’s government fine the company 20% of annual revenue. Bloomberg News | March 1, 2019 | 12:24 pm
Peru plans to give Southern Copper key permit for long-delayed $1.4B project The mine is slated to produce 120,000 tonnes of high-grade copper annually. Reuters | March 1, 2019 | 11:55 am
Botswana’s president denies report of $600 million diamond-backed loan to Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs was quoted as saying Botswana had offered to lend Zimbabwe $500 million to support its diamond industry. Reuters | March 1, 2019 | 10:46 am
ArcelorMittal halts output at Bosnia mine after railway deal fails The world's largest steelmaker operates a steel plant in the central Bosnian town of Zenica. Reuters | March 1, 2019 | 10:20 am
Chinese steel mills delay iron ore restocking, eye cheaper alternatives Mills are also avoiding major suppliers like Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Group and Fortescue Metals. Reuters | March 1, 2019 | 10:06 am
Portofino executes agreement to acquire Yergo lithium project in Argentina The 2,932-hectare project encompasses a full salar. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2019 | 7:06 am
ALX Uranium wants a piece of the Close Lake project in Saskatchewan Close Lake is located between the Cigar Lake and McArthur River uranium mines, the two richest of their kind in the world. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2019 | 6:53 am
Jaxon discovers new mineralization at Red Springs Jaxon is designing a multi-disciplinary exploration program to map the sources of the mineralization. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 28, 2019 | 3:26 pm
ATAC planning phase one program for Rau Exploration will follow-up on high grade gold, copper and silver results from last year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 28, 2019 | 3:23 pm