August 5, 2019

Iron ore futures down

Ore for September closed around 7.3% lower at $95.63 a tonne in Singapore. Benchmark spot material dropped to $99.50 a tonne on Monday.

August 5, 2019

The top miners are split on how to chase the EV battery boom

Big names like BHP and Glencore can't seem to agree on which metals will deliver the best long-term exposure to the developing global market.

August 4, 2019

Chinese company to invest $180m in lithium plant in Argentina

Tibet Summit Resources is tackling the Salar de Diablillos salt flat in the northwestern part of the country.

August 2, 2019

Gold price surges to record high in 73 currencies

Including all-time peaks in pound sterling, Canadian, Australian dollar and a USD six-year high in New York on Friday.

August 1, 2019

Pan American Silver stock surges on drill success at La Colorada

Pan American plans to complete a 50,000 metre drill program and review the results of a 12 km magnetotellurics geophysics survey in 2019.

August 1, 2019

Iamgold reports incident at Rosebel, mining activity suspended

This is not the first time that operations at Rosebel were involuntarily suspended.

August 1, 2019

Appian appoints former Anglo exec to lead Brazil operations

The firm has also completed a definitive feasibility study for its Serrote copper-gold project in Brazil.

August 1, 2019

Codelco, Salar Blanco to develop lithium project in Chile’s north

The deal comes after a disagreement between the companies over adjoining lithium deposits in the area.

August 1, 2019

Vale CEO hopes to wrap up global dam burst settlement by year-end

On Wednesday, Vale reported a $133 million quarterly loss, confounding analysts expectations of a $2.84 billion profit for the period.

August 1, 2019

Iron ore prices help Rio Tinto fork out $1bn dividend, despite Oyu Tolgoi setback

Despite being its best half-year earnings since 2014, net profit dropped by 6% to $4.13bn as it wrote down $800 million from its investment in the Mongolian mine.