Mitsui to expand LNG, iron ore assets despite signs of slowing economies Last year, Mitsui announced investments in two iron ore projects in Australia. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:50 am
Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:29 am
Indonesia’s Antam to request extension of nickel ore export permit Antam may also propose a 10-year extension for its mining permit in the Pongkor gold mine. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 8:39 am
Philippine nickel ore output may rise, but return to 2014 peak level unlikely — industry head Philippine nickel miners are likely to ramp up ore output by next year, but their production capacity is limited by a number of factors. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 8:34 am
Philippine regulator recommends lifting suspension on nickel miner The Philippines was the world's second-largest producer of nickel ore in 2018, selling most of its output to top buyer China. Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 10:48 pm
Alrosa reports $181.8m in August sales This was the company's second lowest monthly sales figure this year. Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 10:54 am
South African platinum miners’ wage talks go to internal abitrators The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) demanded in June a monthly basic wage hike of about 48%. Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 10:41 am
Electric car boom to turbocharge battery metal producers – Moody’s Demand for cobalt, lithium, nickel and copper could rise sixfold if electric cars reach 8% of road traffic by the mid-2020s, delivering huge dividends for producing countries like the DRC. Reuters | September 10, 2019 | 4:00 am
Glencore’s risk appetite dwindles, fueling focus on safer regions The company is quickly expanding into a part of the world that would have been improbable just a few years ago: Minnesota. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 12:02 pm
Alrosa seeks to brighten up its fluorescent diamond sales Diamond miners are seeking new approaches to battle falling demand and competition from diamonds manufactured in laboratories. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 10:44 am
First Cobalt favors quick restart of Canadian refinery Glencore agreed last month to fund a feasibility study to restart and potentially expand the refinery. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 9:07 am
Copper finely poised between negative macro and robust micro — opinion Copper last week hit a year-to-date low of $5,518/tonne in the London market as the macroeconomic picture becomes ever gloomier. Reuters | September 9, 2019 | 8:54 am