November 13, 2020

Candelaria copper mine in Chile sweetens offer to striking union

The Mine Union rejected a topped-up offer from the firm in early November, prolonging a strike which now stands at 36 days.

November 13, 2020

Gold miners’ Q3 2020 fundamentals

Collective gold production not only rebounded sharply from Q2’s lockdowns, but even grew from the comparable prior-year quarter.

November 13, 2020

Rusal secures $4.5bn loan extension from Sberbank

The company will now start repaying the loan, secured by Rusal's 27.8% stake in Norilsk Nickel , from 2024.

November 13, 2020

Zambia plan to sell billionaire’s mines stuck in legal mire

The arbitration case between Vedanta and Zambia may not be concluded before early 2022.

November 13, 2020

Tianqi Lithium says no cash flow improvement as debt clock ticks

Company financial situation has not improved in recent weeks as a major repayment deadline on a $3.5 billion loan looms.

November 13, 2020

New Botswana copper mine to begin production in 2021

The Khoemacau mine is expected to have annual output building to 60,000 tonnes of concentrate.

November 13, 2020

Vale, Chinese port sign $651 million deal on iron ore storage, processing

Miner and Ningbo Zhoushan Port to invest in iron ore storage and processing facilities in Zhejiang.

November 13, 2020

Cerrejon requests arbitration to end strike

The company requested the Labor Ministry convene an arbitration tribunal to solve a dispute with its largest workers' union and lift a more than 70-day strike.

November 12, 2020

Chile vows to take Albemarle to arbitration over royalty spat

The latest spat comes two months after Albemarle locked horns with Chilean nuclear agency CCHEN over reserves data.

November 12, 2020

Pakistan in talks with Tethyan Copper to resolve $5.8bn dispute

It was reported this week that Tethyan had been given the go-ahead by ICSID to collect half of the arbitration award.