US Steel wins tax breaks from one of America’s poorest cities "The 50% tax cut for U.S. Steel to stay in Gary is not going to cause a population growth and employment opportunities." Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 10:33 am
Zimbabwe miner RioZim again suspends production over dollar payments RioZim said since December, it had experienced "significant and persistent" delays in dollar payments, affecting its viability. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:42 am
Glencore’s Zambian unit suspends operations after three workers die in fire Mopani is one the biggest mining companies in Zambia -- Africa's No. 2 copper producer. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:30 am
SolGold seeks support from Cornerstone’s shareholders in bid for Ecuador project SolGold is frustrated at the rejection of its planned bid for Canadian firm Cornerstone, which holds 15% of the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2019 | 9:29 am
South Africa’s Harmony Gold expects drop in half-year earnings per share Earnings per share for the first half of the year could be up to 97% lower than this time last year. Reuters | February 8, 2019 | 9:20 am
Iron ore powers to highest since 2014 as Vale crisis intensifies This week’s drama has played out as the most important iron ore user has been offline, with Chinese markets closed for Lunar New Year. Bloomberg News | February 8, 2019 | 9:14 am
Genesis receives encouraging resource estimates for Quebec gold project Indicated resource is 423,000 ounces of gold averaging 1.22 g/t Au. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 8, 2019 | 8:36 am
American Manganese moves forward with plans to recycle lithium-ion battery materials Together with an industry partner, the company built a pilot plant to recycle cobalt, nickel, manganese, and aluminum. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 8, 2019 | 7:17 am
At least three Chilean copper mines halted due to heavy rain Codelco has halted operations at its Chuquicamata and Ministro Hales copper mines; Freeport-McMoRan suspended El Abra. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 8, 2019 | 7:05 am