South African mines grind to halt as floods worsen power crisis Sector is experiencing the largest power blackouts in more than a decade. Reuters | December 10, 2019 | 4:37 am
China iron ore surges to over 4-month high amid supply uncertainty, demand hopes Demand prospects for construction steel products and steelmaking raw materials were improved. Reuters | December 9, 2019 | 9:00 pm
Chile’s top miners boost copper output even amid protests Output at mines owned by Codelco, BHP, Anglo American, Rio Tinto and Glencore all went up. Reuters | December 9, 2019 | 8:35 am
Four dead after rock collapse at South African gold mine The collapse at the Village Main Reef's Tau Lekoa gold mine in North West province followed at least one earth tremor. Reuters | December 8, 2019 | 9:03 am
New mining waste dam rules should not be retroactive, says review chief The standards are set to be finalised by March. Reuters | December 6, 2019 | 9:46 am
Indonesia revises down outlook for nickel smelter capacity by 2022 Indonesia expects to have 29 nickel smelters operating by 2022, with total annual input capacity of nearly 70 million tonnes. Reuters | December 6, 2019 | 8:47 am
Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by 2024 that uses a ceramic anode to make aluminum and emits only oxygen. Reuters | December 5, 2019 | 12:11 pm
Saudi Arabian miner Ma’aden eyes $5bn Waad al-Shamal debt refinancing Ma'aden is also looking into several potential acquisitions this year and the next. Reuters | December 5, 2019 | 11:01 am
Australia’s Panoramic rejects Independence’s ‘opportunistically timed’ takeover offer Shareholders also should wait to see if a superior offer emerged, said Panoramic. Reuters | December 4, 2019 | 9:54 pm
ABB CEO says more spin-offs possible The Swiss engineering company is carrying out a strategic review of underperforming businesses. Reuters | December 4, 2019 | 4:30 pm
Aurubis says accident hits Belgian copper plant but deliveries continue The Olen plant produces about 340,000 tonnes of copper annually. Reuters | December 4, 2019 | 3:01 pm
Vale says internal probe into tailings disaster due this month The collapse of the tailings dam in Brumadinho flooded a nearby company cafeteria and the surrounding countryside with mining waste. Reuters | December 4, 2019 | 1:50 pm