Ivanhoe’s giant Kamoa-Kakula copper project in DRC gets even bigger Kamoa-Kakula already is the world’s fourth-largest copper project and one of the ten with highest grades. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2019 | 7:47 am
Lynas blames US-China trade war for rare earths market volatility Ongoing trade tensions between Beijing and Washington have impacted the miner's sales. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2019 | 4:09 am
Safer, healthier, more productive — the promise of wearables for miners As declining ore reserves push mines to greater depths and also to remote locations, companies are increasingly testing wearables to cut costs, decrease risk and drive productivity. Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2019 | 10:14 am
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