ABB launches digital portfolio to create the world’s most efficient mines ABB Ability MineOptimize connects all electrification, automation and digital offerings to optimize all stages in the lifecycle. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2019 | 4:51 pm
Canada’s Northwest Territories gets big resource development boost The Government of Canada is investing in projects that will support resource development in an area where the territory's three operating diamond mines are located. MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2019 | 4:20 pm
Antioquia declares successful start of production at Cisneros Commissioning the mill began two months ago and has now reached the planned commercial rate of 500 t/d. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2019 | 4:05 pm
OZ Minerals asks – can open data and A$1m change exploration? Explorer Challenge is a crowdsourced challenge offered by OZ Minerals to peruse over their project data and pinpoint the most promising drill targets. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 5, 2019 | 4:00 pm
Brazil minister calls Vale ‘important’ even as prosecutors probe miner The world's largest iron ore miner plays an important role in Brazil's economic development. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 2:40 pm
Euro Sun’s stock jumps after financing announcement for Rovina gold project in Romania The Rovina project site is in the historic mining district known as the “Golden Quadrilateral” — one of the largest gold-producing areas in Europe. MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2019 | 2:36 pm
Top Barrick shareholder urges joint venture in Nevada with Newmont The companies are meeting on Tuesday in New York to discuss Newmont's proposal for the joint venture. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 1:15 pm
Codelco’s lithium push fades in favor of copper Codelco’s lithium projects, once thought a shoo-in to boost global supply and lower prices, have largely fallen off forecasts. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 12:27 pm
‘No to the mine’ – Mexico’s indigenous fight to stop mining on ancestral land A group of Nahua Indian villagers could make legal history in Mexico this month when a court rules on a land dispute involving a Canadian miner. Reuters | March 5, 2019 | 11:44 am