October 20, 2017 Bacanora secures environmental permit for Sonora project in Mexico Permit lets Bacanora go-ahead with its 35,000tpa (tons per annum) lithium carbonate operation in Mexico.
October 20, 2017 Alrosa has just unearthed another large yellow diamond, hits annual record of massive findings With the newly unearthed 34.17-carat diamond, Alrosa has hit an annual record in the number of large fancy-coloured stones found at its operations.
October 19, 2017 Polyus powers on Russian miner posts another quarter of record production on the way to 2.8m ounces in 2019 as its $2.2 billion Natalka mine ramps up.
October 19, 2017 BHP presents united front against activist Elliott Ken MacKenzie defended CEO after attacks from activist investor Elliott Advisors prompted speculation that the end of Andrew Mackenzie's tenure was imminent.
October 19, 2017 Zinc’s bull narrative blurred by fog of LME spreads war The combination of spread stress and large flows of metal in the LME system suggests we've just witnessed a big bear-bull battle among physical players.
October 19, 2017 Glencore gains approval to buy into Rusal’s Ukrainian alumina plant As a result of the permits, Glencore can acquire shares in companies Aluminium of Ukraine and Guardon Ukraine.
October 19, 2017 BHP presents united front against activist Elliott Pressure has mounted on BHP and its chief executive since Elliott went public in April with its criticisms of the miner's strategy.
October 19, 2017 Vale’s iron ore output hits another record Iron ore production rose 3.3% compared with the same period last year to hit a fresh quarterly record of 95.1 million tonnes.
October 18, 2017 Vale shareholders elect two Aberdeen-backed candidates to board Guerra and Saboya, two of four competing candidates for the board, were nominated by Aberdeen Asset Management.
October 18, 2017 Scotiabank to offload gold trading unit Chinese buyers are rumoured to be the key targets of the sale.
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