Anglo American likely to confirm deal to buy Sirius ahead of deadline The company has until Feb. 5 to make a firm offer or walk away. Reuters | January 14, 2020 | 9:56 am
Vale mulls raising stake in power generation company Vale is a majority owner in Aliança Energia with a 55% stake. Reuters | January 14, 2020 | 9:19 am
BHP says Westpac chairman will not stand for re-election on its board Lindsay Maxsted remain a member of the board, and on the risk and audit committees until the 2020 annual general meeting. Reuters | January 13, 2020 | 3:45 pm
Ferrexpo full-year production drops marginally as demand wanes Steel demand in China is expected to fall 0.6% in 2020. Reuters | January 13, 2020 | 1:20 pm
South Africa’s mining industry calls for action to end power crisis Analysts say the government needs to procure more generating capacity fast. Reuters | January 13, 2020 | 11:18 am
Australia’s Coronado halts operations at mine after worker death Coronado shares dropped as much as 3% following the announcement. Reuters | January 12, 2020 | 9:00 pm
Apple pushes recycling with robot, but mined metals still needed With the rising popularity of electric vehicles, newly mined minerals will be needed in even larger scale. Reuters | January 10, 2020 | 11:27 am
China court to re-auction Fanya indium at same asking price The fate of the 3,609.46 tonnes of indium is being closely watched by minor metals traders. Reuters | January 10, 2020 | 11:12 am
As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels. Reuters | January 10, 2020 | 9:10 am
Venezuela’s Guaido seeks EU ‘blood gold’ designation for informal mining Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says the EU should use a label to limit the trade of Venezuelan gold, the way the "blood diamond" campaign of the 1990s targeted diamond sales in Africa. Reuters | January 9, 2020 | 10:46 pm
Congo’s Jan-Nov copper output up 16%, cobalt production falls 18% Copper output reached 1.3 million tonnes for the period from January to November 2019. Reuters | January 9, 2020 | 9:52 am
Sudan opens up gold market in bid to raise revenue Sudan produced an estimated 93 tonnes of gold in 2018, which would make it Africa’s third biggest producer. Reuters | January 9, 2020 | 9:45 am