Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over tailings dam disaster Prosecutors expect to indict 15 to 20 people. Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 12:09 pm
Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently. Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 8:25 am
India to ease mining rules from March to spur investment — minister Move, effective in March, aims to attract foreign mining companies and reduce imports of coal. Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 3:45 am
Lithium developer ioneer says US environmental litigation resolved The company expects its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 9:13 pm
Copper price unlikely to rebound even if trade tensions subside – Chile trade group The price of the red metal averaged $2.72 in 2019, compared with $2.97 in 2018. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 12:27 pm
Copper output slumps at Codelco, BHP’s Escondida in November Output at Codelco plummeted 11% in November over the same month in 2018. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 10:59 am
Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020 Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient. Reuters | January 7, 2020 | 10:24 am
Chalco ships first cargo from Guinea bauxite project Boffa is slated to eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year. Reuters | January 6, 2020 | 10:05 pm
Tanzania’s gold export earnings up 42% in year to November Tanzania is Africa's fourth-biggest gold producer after South Africa, Ghana and Mali. Reuters | January 6, 2020 | 9:56 am
First Quantum shares fall after company adopts takeover defense The move adds a potential barrier to any takeover proposal at a time analysts, bankers and miners expect to see more deals in copper. Reuters | January 6, 2020 | 8:29 am
Price surge dents physical gold demand in Asia Benchmark spot gold is set for its biggest weekly gain since early August. Reuters | January 3, 2020 | 10:15 am
China iron ore scales 5-month peak on supply concerns, restocking Iron ore futures rose for a fifth straight session on Friday, with the benchmark Chinese index hitting its highest in five months. Reuters | January 3, 2020 | 9:18 am