Foreign-backed miner drops lawsuit against Chile for control of lithium deposit The Chilean government said Salar Blanco could apply for a special operating license for its Maricunga project. Reuters | July 10, 2018 | 10:54 am
Philippines nickel ore exports seen dropping up to 17 pct on low prices The Philippines is the world's No.2 nickel ore supplier after Indonesia, shipping the bulk of its output to top buyer China. Reuters | July 10, 2018 | 10:44 am
Death by diamonds: Suicides wipe the shine off India’s gem trade Over 80 percent of the total workforce earn a piece rate of 1 to 25 rupees for each stone they polish and have no social benefits. Reuters | July 10, 2018 | 10:33 am
Suncor says Syncrude oilsands project to return to full production in September Suncor expects pipeline shipments from its Syncrude oil sands project to be about 60 per cent to 70 per cent of total capacity in August. Reuters | July 10, 2018 | 2:00 am
Canada’s Barrick, China’s Shandong Gold to deepen ties, look at acquisitions Acquisitions in the metals mining sector have begun to pick up, with an increase in joint ventures between Western and Chinese mining firms. Reuters | July 9, 2018 | 11:14 am
Australia’s Yancoal halts Austar mine amid safety dispute Yancoal said it will start standing down employees, and is aiming to redeploy most workers to other underground operations owned by the company. Reuters | July 9, 2018 | 10:48 am
Russia hikes duties on U.S. imports, pledges more retaliation The U.S. tariff hike will cost an overall $537.6 million and Russia has the right to impose more compensatory measures in the future. Reuters | July 9, 2018 | 10:06 am
South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer. Reuters | July 8, 2018 | 6:38 am
Labor talks at BHP´s Escondida mine in Chile enter ‘home stretch’ Labor negotiations are entering into the final three weeks before a 30-month contract expires at the end of July. Reuters | July 6, 2018 | 3:35 pm
BP in lead to acquire BHP’s US onshore shale assets The move represents a big bet by BP on U.S. oil and gas production at a time when energy prices are rebounding. Reuters | July 6, 2018 | 3:19 pm
India’s June gold imports drop by a quarter as rupee hits record low The rupee hit a record low in the last week of June and has lost nearly 8 percent so far in 2018. Local gold prices have risen more than 5 percent. Reuters | July 6, 2018 | 11:09 am
Chilean miner Mantos Copper seeks buyer to help finance expansion Mantos Copper bought the Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde copper mines from Anglo for $300 million plus $200 million in conditional future payments. Reuters | July 6, 2018 | 10:55 am