At least nine illegal Zimbabwean miners die after mine collapse At least nine illegal gold miners have died in Zimbabwe after they detonated explosives underground and were trapped at a mine owned by Metallon Corp. Reuters | May 27, 2019 | 9:41 am
Brazil’s Usiminas approves 1.38B reais in new investments The board of Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has approved roughly 1.38 billion reais ($344 million) in new capital expenditures. Reuters | May 27, 2019 | 9:30 am
Brazil’s Vale names logistics exec as new coal and ferrous metals chief The world's top iron ore miner has named Marcelo Spinelli as its new head of coal and ferrous metals. Reuters | May 27, 2019 | 9:12 am
South African carbon tax finally becomes law The tax was first mooted in 2010 but has been postponed at least three times after mining companies, steelmakers and state-owned power utility Eskom said it would erode profit and push up electricity prices. Reuters | May 26, 2019 | 10:50 am
Anger mounts at Vale in Brazil town at risk for new dam burst The Minas Gerais environment secretary estimated this week that the dam had a 10-15% chance of collapsing. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 10:35 am
Vedanta’s Zambia liquidation case adjourned until June 4 A court hearing between Vedanta and the government of Zambia over control of its Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) business was adjourned on Friday. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 9:58 am
Malaysia govt ‘pleased’ with rare earths firm Lynas’ plans to move initial ore processing — CEO Lynas said it intends to build an initial ore processing plant in Western Australia that would help it overcome political headwinds in Malaysia. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 9:52 am
Mali official gold exports increase 15% in 2018 to over 61 tonnes Almost all recorded gold was from industrial-scale mining, with just 800 kilograms recorded from artisanal mines. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 9:39 am
Chile’s Codelco submits final proposal in Chuquicamata union negotiations Workers from the unions involved had rejected last weekend a proposal by the company. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 9:24 am
India gold prices flip to premium as demand picks up Dealers charged a premium of about $1 an ounce over official domestic prices. Reuters | May 24, 2019 | 9:11 am
Stoppage at Newmont Goldcorp mine costs Mexico millions daily – official Ongoing stoppages at Newmont Goldcorp's Penasquito mine in Mexico are costing both public coffers in the country and the company millions. Reuters | May 23, 2019 | 12:43 pm
Vedanta says to challenge appointment of provisional liquidator of Zambia’s KCM The liquidation application was brought against Vedanta-controlled KCM by Zambian state-owned ZCCM-IH, which holds a 20.6% stake in the unit. Reuters | May 23, 2019 | 12:40 pm