Lynas says WA govt to help coordinate approvals for rare earths plant The Kalgoorlie plant, which is expected to begin operations in early 2023, would create up to 500 jobs. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 3:00 pm
Core Gold turns down proposal from unnamed gold miner Shares of Core Gold are down more than 10% at market close Wednesday. Jackson Chen | December 18, 2019 | 2:32 pm
Komatsu America releases new HD785-8 haul truck The HD785-8 has a 7-speed, fully automatic transmission with two selectable reverse speeds. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 18, 2019 | 1:43 pm
Brazilian regulator says Vale dam near Brumadinho is structurally sound ANM said it had visited the dam, and noted only minor superficial irregularities. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 1:17 pm
Positive PFS for Argonaut’s Cerro del Gallo Based on the PFS, updated reserve numbers total 91.8 million tonnes grading 0.56 g/t gold for a total of 1.64 million oz. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 18, 2019 | 12:46 pm
Kirkland Lake reports high grades from Northern Territory Drill highlights from the Lantern deposit at the Cosmo project include 1.8 metres of 578 g/t. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | December 18, 2019 | 12:29 pm
Antofagasta seeks green light for Minnesota mine near wilderness The miner kicked off the environmental permitting process for its $1.7 billion Twin Metals copper, nickel and platinum mining project in the US. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 12:11 pm
FEATURE: Brazil zinc giant growth ambitions undiminished MINING.COM catches up with Brazilian zinc miner Nexa Resources two years after its $500m IPO about its expansion drive and company overhaul. Frik Els | December 18, 2019 | 12:10 pm
Unexpected bump on the EV road hits battery metals However, everyone is still bullish on the long-term story. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 11:26 am