German carmakers, unions urge more government help for electric shift The government will discuss how to loosen employment rules to facilitate short-term working hours. Reuters | January 16, 2020 | 9:25 am
Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago. Reuters | January 16, 2020 | 9:21 am
Barrick sees gold output above estimates on Nevada boost It expects its Nevada Gold Mines joint venture with Newmont to produce 585,000 ounces of gold for the three months ended Dec. 31. Reuters | January 16, 2020 | 4:45 am
Ecuador sends first export of copper concentrate from Chinese-owned Mirador mine The mine started production in July 2019 with a projection of some 94,000 tonnes of copper concentrate annually. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 3:25 pm
Barrick forges ahead with Papua New Guinea mine in face of local backlash With a 20-year lease renewal application in the balance, Barrick has faced backlash from PNG landowners and residents. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 3:19 pm
Hochschild Mining posts better than expected 2019 production Production from the flagship Inmaculada mine jumped more than 6% to 260,126 gold equivalent ounces. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 12:30 pm
Egypt issues new mining law regulations If the requirement for joint ventures had indeed been eliminated Egypt could well see huge interest by exploration companies. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 11:33 am
Mali’s gold production rises 7% in 2019 to record high The increase was partly due to the launch of production at a mine owned by Australia's Resolute Mining. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 9:47 am
Congo opens Chinese-owned Deziwa copper and cobalt mine The deposit, around 35 kilometres east of Kolwezi, is estimated to hold 4.6 million tonnes of copper and 420,000 tonnes of cobalt. Reuters | January 15, 2020 | 5:33 am
Australian Vanadium signs agreement with Chinese steelmaker AVL signed a letter of intent with Hebei Yanshan Vanadium and Titanium Industry Technology Research. Reuters | January 14, 2020 | 4:40 pm
Resolute to sell Ravenswood gold mine for $207m The sale proceeds will be used to reduce debt. Reuters | January 14, 2020 | 3:53 pm
China rare earth exports rebound in December, but annual shipments lowest since 2015 Full-year rare earth shipments came in at 46,330 tonnes in 2019. Reuters | January 14, 2020 | 3:31 pm