Iron ore prices rebound on spike in China imports Iron ore price surges as shipments to top consumer hits 19-month high. Frik Els | September 9, 2019 | 2:19 pm
Alkane discovers significant Au-Cu mineralization at Boda Shares of Alkane Resources jumped by 27% on Monday. Jackson Chen | September 9, 2019 | 12:38 pm
Glencore’s risk appetite dwindles, fueling focus on safer regions The company is quickly expanding into a part of the world that would have been improbable just a few years ago: Minnesota. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 12:02 pm
Alrosa seeks to brighten up its fluorescent diamond sales Diamond miners are seeking new approaches to battle falling demand and competition from diamonds manufactured in laboratories. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 10:44 am
Pure Gold starts construction of Madsen mine The Madsen Red Lake mine is said to be the highest grade development-stage gold project. Jackson Chen | September 9, 2019 | 10:28 am
Platinum giants say union declares dispute in wage talks The producers have rebuffed AMCU’s initial demands for a 48% wage increase, which some say would lead to job losses and mine closures. Bloomberg News | September 9, 2019 | 10:14 am
Russia’s gold stash now worth more than $100 billion Russia’s long-running bet on gold is looking better every month. Bloomberg News | September 9, 2019 | 10:03 am
First Cobalt favors quick restart of Canadian refinery Glencore agreed last month to fund a feasibility study to restart and potentially expand the refinery. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 9:07 am
Copper finely poised between negative macro and robust micro — opinion Copper last week hit a year-to-date low of $5,518/tonne in the London market as the macroeconomic picture becomes ever gloomier. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 8:54 am