November 30, 2017 Indonesia expects 2018 deal with Freeport on giant copper mine Indonesia expects to conclude deal with Freeport-McMoRan Inc. by February that will see the U.S. miner shed its majority ownership of Grasberg mine.
November 30, 2017 Lumina Gold raises $20M to advance projects in Ecuador Originally planned to raise $15M.
November 29, 2017 Dominican Republic presents Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative report The country's reserves have been estimated at $60 billion for metallic and 40 billion for non-metallic resources.
November 29, 2017 Robots will run mines within the next decade, Anglo says Anglo is betting on technology, such as computerized drills, to increase productivity, cut costs and reduce environmental impact.
November 29, 2017 Southern Copper workers in Peru on strike for ninth day The walkout, which involved 3,000 members of two out of the five Southern Copper unions in Peru, has been declared illegal by the labor ministry.
November 29, 2017 Freeport Indonesia targets 1.1 million tonnes copper concentrate exports by end 2017 The company had exported 684,333 tonnes of copper concentrate by end-October, according to government data.
November 29, 2017 Zambia’s state-controlled investment firm wants bigger stake in copper mines Following sharp rise in copper prices this year, ZCCM Investments Holdings wants to increase its stakes Zambia’s mines and expects higher dividend payments.
November 29, 2017 Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources.
November 29, 2017 SolGold on a roll in Ecuador with finds at Timbara, Porvenir projects The Ecuador-focused miner said it has discovered "promising" new copper prospects at the Porvenir and Timbara projects, with rock chip samples graded up to 4.27% copper.
November 29, 2017 Brazil mining code unchanged as Senate fails to vote on bill Brazil’s lower house of Congress removed from the agenda the discussion of a transitory presidential decree, which modified the country’s current mining law.
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