October 3, 2018 BHP and Vale reach final settlement in Brazil over dam failure The definitive agreement comes almost three years after the incident, which killed 19 people and became the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.
October 2, 2018 Un-mothballed Century Mine sells $19.5M of zinc concentrate in September The mine was the third largest zinc mine in the world prior to its closure in 2016.
October 2, 2018 Lynas presses Malaysian authorities to explain plant review status The newly-elected coalition government is said to be ready to launch a three-month evaluation of Lynas' rare earths processing plant, which may end with authorities denying the company’s operating license…
October 1, 2018 Rio Tinto, Japanese partners to inject $1.55B into Aussie iron ore projects The company said the investment would enable it to sustain production of its Pilbara Blend brand of iron ore and its Robe Valley lump and fines products.
September 30, 2018 Metallurgical coal prices starting to slip: Fitch Fitch suggests that miners' focus would probably be on cost controls.
September 28, 2018 Union says reached wage deal with Alcoa Australia, will end strike The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.
September 27, 2018 Battery Minerals hits construction milestones at Montepuez project Company wants to make sure the mine is in production when the demand and price of graphite takes off, as predicted.
September 26, 2018 Union says meeting with Alcoa again over strike at Australian aluminium project The union at Alcoa's aluminium operations said it was meeting with the company again on Wednesday to try to resolve a strike that has lasted more than six weeks.
September 25, 2018 Blackham secures $23 million for Wiluna gold project The deal follows the restart of open pit mining at Wiluna, which has produced more than 4.4 million ounces of gold since 1896.
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