Lynas blames US-China trade war for rare earths market volatility Ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have impacted the miner's sales. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2019 | 4:09 am
Gunmen kidnap two workers at Banro’s east Congo mine The Canadian mining firm’s interests in eastern DRC have come under periodic attack by Mai Mai militiamen. Reuters | July 28, 2019 | 3:31 pm
Police among 18 feared killed in landslide at Myanmar jade mine Authorities said that 14 bodies have been recovered and four people are missing and feared dead. Reuters | July 28, 2019 | 8:48 am
Canadian miners want to address declining competitiveness According to industry groups, Canada’s mining industry has been slipping from its position of dominance. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 28, 2019 | 8:00 am
Phytomining is a thing in Australia Researchers at the Sustainable Minerals Institute in Queensland are looking for sustainable solutions to some of the supply-side issues the mining industry is going to face. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 28, 2019 | 7:00 am
Rio’s credit profile not affected by Oyu Tolgoi expansion Product diversification, among other things, is saving the credit profile of the world's No.2 miner. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 28, 2019 | 6:18 am
Miners to invest $177.2 million in environmental programs in Mexico The Mexican Chamber of Mines announced that investments in environmental programs are expected to grow almost 17% in 2019 compared to 2018. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 28, 2019 | 5:00 am
DSA, union may bid for mines once owned by Guptas, Glencore The venture would be between Orchid Mining, a unit of DSA, and Nehawu Investment Holdings. Bloomberg News | July 26, 2019 | 1:02 pm
Glencore starts copper concentrates blending facility in Taiwan Glencore has set up this blending facility because of an increase in the amount of dirty concentrates available in the market. Reuters | July 26, 2019 | 12:24 pm