South African platinum stocks extend 2019 surge into new year
The FTSE/JSE Africa Platinum Mining Index jumped 4.9% Wednesday, taking its advance this year to 6.5%, as palladium touched an all-time high above $2,100 an ounce.
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Teck to up coal shipping capacity 50% from BC port
The agreement increases contracted capacity from 3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 6 Mtpa with an option for Teck to extend up to 9 Mtpa from Neptune Terminals.
Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over tailings dam disaster
Prosecutors expect to indict 15 to 20 people.
Gold-backed ETF holdings hit all-time high in 2019
In the fourth quarter, ETF holdings reached 2,900 tonnes.
Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants
There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.
Gold steadies with Iran jitters easing; palladium tops $2,100
Iran is said to have intended to avoid US casualties when it launched more than a dozen missiles at US airbases in Iraq.
Getchell acquires two gold properties from Canarc
The Toronto-based miner will pay $2 million for the Fondaway Canyon and Dixie Comstock projects.
Havilah finds REE at flagship copper project in Australia
Two drill samples from West Kalkaroo contain elevated levels of neodymium and praseodymium.
Anglo American goes after Sirius Minerals with $508m bid
The move could rescue plans to dig the UK's largest mine in a generation and would bring Anglo back to the fertilizer market.
