Sirius Minerals delays $500m bond sale, shares plunge The miner only has enough cash to last until September. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2019 | 8:16 am
Lithium Australia reports high-grade lithium mineralisation at Youanmi project The miner said results suggest Youanmi could provide critical local feedstock for its lithium-cathode and battery business units. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2019 | 6:25 am
Aussie tech company opens tailing dams monitoring centre in Chile GroundProbe's centre monitors live slope stability data and reacts to alarms. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 6, 2019 | 6:20 am
Guinea extends deadline to bid for vacant blocks of giant Simandou iron ore deposit Potential bidders now have until Aug. 19 to submit proposals in competition for one of the world’s most-fabled mineral deposits. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 6, 2019 | 3:54 am
Copper sends a message to markets that growth is already wrecked For the past year, copper traded like a seesaw on the on-again, off-again hopes of a US and China trade deal. Bloomberg News | August 5, 2019 | 1:21 pm
Australia wants to streamline resource sector regulation The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 5, 2019 | 9:00 am
BHP boosts nickel reserves by 77%, gears up for EV market After years on the block, BHP declared its nickel business core in May on the back of promising demand expectations from the electric vehicle industry. Reuters | August 5, 2019 | 7:24 am
There’s one metal worrying Tesla and EV battery suppliers Battery producers and electric automakers, including Tesla, are concerned over longer-term supplies of nickel. Bloomberg News | August 5, 2019 | 6:30 am
The top miners are split on how to chase the EV battery boom Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market. Bloomberg News | August 5, 2019 | 6:00 am