May 15, 2020 Turquoise Hill expects Oyu Tolgoi blowout to top $1.8bn Oyu Tolgoi's operator also narrowed the estimated 16-30 months delay in the completion of the underground expansion to a 21-29-months range.
May 13, 2020 Miners to resume operations in Philippines Miners will have to provide medical equipment and supplies such as thermal scanners, face masks, hand gloves, and hand sanitizers.
May 13, 2020 Freeport Indonesia ramps up coronavirus testing Covid-19 infections in Mimika Regency, where the Grasberg mine is located on Papua island, reached 112 cases as of Sunday.
May 12, 2020 Vedanta Resources to delist Indian unit It was reported earlier that billionaire Anil Agarwal was exploring a potential deal to take Vedanta Ltd private.
May 12, 2020 Indonesia state miner Inalum raises $2.5bn in global bonds The proceed will be used to refinance Inalum's maturing $1 billion debt.
May 12, 2020 Alrosa’s anemic April sales a new sign of market agony The world’s top diamond producer by output saw sales dive 95% in April compared to the same month of 2019.
May 11, 2020 Metals markets to move into surplus — report Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.
May 11, 2020 Indonesia govt, parliament committee agree on mining law revision bill Miners will now be allowed to ask for an expansion of their mining area beyond the maximum size stipulated in the law.
May 11, 2020 Carmakers urged to invest in mines to avoid battery metal pinch Auto companies have outlined plans to spend more than $140 billion on electric vehicle production.
May 11, 2020 Demand for battery metals to jump 500% by 2050 The World Bank estimates that over 3 billion tonnes of minerals and metals will be needed to meet the growing demand for clean energy technologies.
Codelco, SQM seal lithium venture in Chile’s Atacama desert NovaAndino Litio, the venture, will control all lithium exploration, production and sales in the Atacama salar until 2060. December 27, 2025 | 09:38 am
