Caledonia Mining to expand gold exposure in Zimbabwe The company is sufficiently confident Zimbabwe will recover from its problems to re-invest on a modest scale. Reuters | March 25, 2019 | 9:02 am
Bosnia’s 300 MW power plant to go offline for 35-day overhaul on Mar. 25 The Stanari coal-fired power plant in Doboj is the first privately-funded power plant in the Western Balkans. Reuters | March 24, 2019 | 8:47 am
Rio Tinto halts rail, mine operations in Western Australia as cyclone hits The suspension comes after Rio, BHP, and Fortescue on Thursday cleared their ships from ports ahead of Cyclone Veronica. Reuters | March 24, 2019 | 8:35 am
China dumped steel wheels on U.S. market — Commerce Dept U.S. imports of steel wheels from China were valued at $388 million in 2017. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 1:57 pm
Mali forecasts gold production to drop 3 pct in 2019 — mines ministry AngloGold Ashanti's joint venture Sadiola mine expects its gold output to drop by 50% this year. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 10:41 am
Antofagasta expects water agreement with BHP for Zaldivar mine Both companies are seeking to extend existing permits to draw water from Chile's water-constrained Salar de Atacama. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 9:58 am
Vedanta Resources appoints new CEO for Zambian unit KCM Vedanta has appointed Christopher Sheppard as the new chief executive officer for its Zambian unit Konkola Copper Mines. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 9:39 am
Philippines’ Philex delays copper-gold mine start by four years The Silangan copper and gold mine could be Philex's biggest source of revenue after its 61-year-old Padcal mine in the north is expected to close in 2022. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 9:34 am
Glencore suspends Australian zinc mine as cyclone nears Authorities have declared a state of emergency in the region as Tropical Cyclone Trevor nears. Reuters | March 22, 2019 | 9:24 am
Brazil court orders Vale to halt operations at Dique III mine Vale has been targeted by several court verdicts related to mines that use dams similar to the one that burst in the town of Brumadinho in January. Reuters | March 21, 2019 | 1:15 pm
Philippine nickel producer DMCI sees tough year with mine shut, inventory declining DMCI's mines were among those ordered shut in 2016 when the government launched an industry-wide crackdown on miners. Reuters | March 21, 2019 | 10:08 am
Australia’s Jervois to choose nickel-cobalt JV partner by end of 2019 Jervois, whose management is made up of ex-Glencore executives, is developing the Nico Young deposit in southeastern Australia. Reuters | March 21, 2019 | 9:49 am