Guinea signs Simandou iron deal with SMB-Winning consortium It is expected to be minerals-rich Guinea's largest industrial mining project to date. Reuters | June 9, 2020 | 12:41 pm
Saudi Arabia aims to boost investment with mining law The kingdom's unused mineral resources are valued at $1.3 trillion. Reuters | June 9, 2020 | 10:47 am
Green aluminium needs common standard, labelling plan Varying standards and lack of common measurements create difficulties. Reuters | June 8, 2020 | 1:39 pm
Chile’s biggest copper mines’ output rises Codelco saw production rise 2.8% year on year in April. Reuters | June 8, 2020 | 12:18 pm
Europe jumpstarts faltering electric vehicle revolution Global new electric passenger sales are forecast to fall by 18% to 1.7 million this year. Reuters | June 8, 2020 | 11:10 am
Poland halts work at 12 coal mines to curb covid-19 Miners account for almost 20% of recorded covid-19 cases in the country. Reuters | June 8, 2020 | 8:52 am
Vedanta books $1.7 billion loss in Q4 as oil prices plunge The company took a one-time loss of 171.3 billion rupees in the March quarter, mainly due to an impairment of assets at its Oil & Gas business. Reuters | June 7, 2020 | 10:24 am
Vale reaffirms iron ore output forecast after court decision Vale said it is keeping its monthly production forecast at Itabira at 2.7 million tonnes "for the next months." Reuters | June 7, 2020 | 10:03 am
Zijin takes control of Tibet copper miner for $548m The move is aimed at boosting Tibet Julong Copper's resource base and achieving sustainable development. Reuters | June 7, 2020 | 9:42 am
Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 11:32 am
Indonesia to ask Freeport to build copper smelter Government aims to build an integrated smelting hub in Weda Bay, a new metal industrial park. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:51 am
Alrosa sees covid impact lingering after Q1 slide Russian diamond producer reported an 87% slide in first-quarter net profit. Reuters | June 5, 2020 | 9:30 am