Rio Tinto says no job cuts in 2019 due to driverless train project
The $940 million rail project, AutoHaul, is focused on driverless train movement to transport ore and has been in development since 2012.
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Crown Mining preps Moonlight for next copper rally
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China’s industrial profits suffer first drop in 3 years, piles pressure on economy
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China copper smelters raise TC/RC floor for Q1 2019
China's top copper smelters on Thursday raised their floor treatment and refining charges (TC/RCs) for the first quarter of 2019 by 2.2 percent.