Landslide kills several people in wildcat gold mine in Peru — local paper Peru is home to hundreds of unregulated mining operations where workers toil in precarious conditions. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 10:43 am
LME copper squeeze will test market’s bull credentials Is copper finally about to break up out of its well-trodden seven-month range? Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 10:19 am
Australia says coal market ‘booming’ as it dismisses Glencore cuts Coal is expected to displace iron ore as Australia's biggest commodity export earner this financial year. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 9:58 am
AMCU plans to extend Sibanye gold strike to other South African miners Sibanye-Stillwater last week said it could cut nearly 6,000 jobs at its gold mining operations, where AMCU has been on strike since mid-November over a wage dispute Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 9:41 am
Newmont Mining profit beats on higher gold output, lower costs The company's net income attributable to shareholders was $2 million in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 9:24 am
Anglo American core profit beats, on journey to ‘zero harm’ No degree of financial performance is worth a life. Reuters | February 21, 2019 | 9:15 am
Albemarle bullish on lithium outlook after 4th quarter profit The world's largest lithium producer "sees nothing that could slow demand for the white metal used to make electric car batteries." Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 3:04 pm
Glencore will ‘vigorously contest’ $680m tax demand The tax demand from the British authorities is linked to transfer pricing Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 12:17 pm
South African miner Sibanye raises loss estimate by $100 million-plus "We will further investigate tax planning alternatives to minimise this additional deferred tax," Sibanye's statement said. Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 11:33 am
Coal going from winner to loser in India’s energy future The problem is not its reserves, productions costs, or transportation. Renewable alternatives are just cheaper. Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 10:58 am
AngloGold’s Colombia soil study cannot be halted by mayor — provincial authority The mayor of the town of Jerico had ordered a suspension of the work in January after the council voted late last year to ban mining in the area. Reuters | February 20, 2019 | 9:53 am
Australia’s Fortescue logs 5% drop in H1 profit as demand weakens The company declared an interim dividend of A$0.19 per share and a special dividend of A$0.11 per share. Reuters | February 19, 2019 | 3:06 pm