China’s metals import hunger shifts towards raw materials China’s giant aluminum machine needs a lot of bauxite and imports topped the 100 million tonne level for the first time in 2019 Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 10:05 am
Zambia-Vedanta row escalates, minister calls company “criminal” Richard Musukwa, said Zambia needed African and international support to "make Vedanta pay." Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2020 | 9:15 am
Finland gives green light to uranium mining State-owned Terrafame plans to produce uranium at a mine that has been producing nickel for years. Reuters | February 6, 2020 | 7:38 am
Chile government approves Bearing Lithium’s EIA This is one of the few EIAs approved in Chile in recent years. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 6, 2020 | 6:10 am
Lucara finds unbroken 549-carat diamond, fourth-largest mined at Karowe The Botswana mine has already produced six diamonds greater than 100 carats this year. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2020 | 3:45 am
Brazil’s Bolsonaro moves to ok mining on indigenous lands The proposal includes provisions to consult indigenous groups for any mining project MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 5, 2020 | 4:42 pm
Key trends for aluminum in 2020 2020 may be the year for a two-tier market for primary aluminum, says Wood Mackenzie MINING.com Editor | February 5, 2020 | 1:21 pm
Cobalt price rebounds on Beijing stockpiling talk Battery cobalt prices jump by more than 10% in January – too soon to assess coronavirus impact on China-Congo supply. Frik Els | February 5, 2020 | 1:07 pm
Angola’s state-owned diamond mining company preparing for IPO Endiama EP plans to sell as much as 30% of its shares in public offering in 2022 Bloomberg News | February 5, 2020 | 10:31 am