OceanaGold halts Philippines mine operations The provincial government is preventing supplies from accessing the Didipio gold-copper mine on Luzon island. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2019 | 5:00 am
Danakali to start developing vast potash project in Eritrea Colluli is expected to become one of the world's most significant and lowest cost sources of the fertilizer. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2019 | 3:21 am
China’s Fulin ditches plans for battery parts plant in Chile The decision comes on the heels of a similar move by South Korea’s POSCO and its partner, Samsung's battery unit. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2019 | 9:33 am
Diamond market weakness prompts De Beers to curb supply The move comes as trade tensions between the US and China pushed earnings down 27% in first-half of the year. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2019 | 7:08 am
Firestone meets annual production targets despite market weakness The miner dug up 829,458 carats in the fiscal year ended June from Liqhobong, in Lesotho, which is its only operating mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2019 | 3:44 am
Caterpillar pours cold water on manufacturing, energy sector hopes Disappointing earnings were driven mainly by its construction division. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2019 | 9:56 am
Antofagasta’s copper output climbs on better grades Improved ore grades at its Centinela mine also boosted second quarter production. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2019 | 7:05 am
Cobalt, nickel, other battery metals face supply crunch by 2020s — report As the world sees demand for batteries grow at an unprecedented rate, supply of battery metals may soon not be enough to meet demand. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2019 | 4:13 am
BHP earmarks $400 million to reduce emissions from its mines, products The world’s No. 1 miner will spend that sum over the next five years, while linking executive pay more closely to environmental targets. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2019 | 6:38 am
Condor Gold granted extension to permitting deadline for La India in Nicaragua It now has more time to acquire land or to reach legal agreements with landowners to build a processing plant and associated infrastructure at the mine site. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2019 | 4:05 am