China’s Chalco promotes president to top job after chairman resigns The appointment to the top job marks a rapid promotion for Lu Dongliang, who had only served as president at Chalco for one year. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 1:49 pm
Teranga completes initial resource on Golden Hill Teranga Gold is “pleased with the grades, strong continuity and widespread mineralization.” Northern Miner Staff | February 21, 2019 | 1:44 pm
Adani Enterprises could wait up to two years for Carmichael mine approval Carmichael is one of the world's biggest greenfield coal projects in recent years. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 1:29 pm
The $32 trillion pushing fossil fuel CEOs to act on climate Business forces are now aligning on climate change in ways that will reshape energy and mining for years to come. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2019 | 12:53 pm
China port reportedly bans Australian coal amid Huawei tensions The U.S. is relentlessly pushing its allies to ban Huawei and China is starting to push back. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2019 | 12:26 pm
De Beers says lab-grown diamond wholesale prices fall by up to 60% De Beers has invested in a synthetic diamond factory in the U.S. state of Oregon, which should produce more than half a million rough carats a year in 2020. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 11:57 am
Copper and lithium giant squeezing water rights for miners Wetlands have been dried out, the environment has been damaged, for the salt flat and for local communities, it is already too late. Bloomberg News | February 21, 2019 | 11:01 am
Landslide kills several people in wildcat gold mine in Peru — local paper Peru is home to hundreds of unregulated mining operations where workers toil in precarious conditions. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 10:43 am
LME copper squeeze will test market’s bull credentials Is copper finally about to break up out of its well-trodden seven-month range? Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 10:19 am