South Africa’s mines minister aims for new mining charter by May The charter's problem areas included raising the target for black ownership to 30 percent from 26 percent. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:57 pm
China utilities plan new coal import price index to curb volatility Even as China's government tries to cut the use of dirty fuels, coal still accounts for a majority of the country's power. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:46 pm
Petra Diamonds secures new debt agreements with lenders Petra Diamonds said it has finalised an agreement with its lenders for a waiver of its December 2017 debt covenant and a resetting of debt agreements. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:41 pm
Palladium’s slide from record high hits solid floor Palladium's 20 percent fall from its January record high has put the metal in bear market territory. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:35 pm
Russia’s Alrosa says diamonds sales at $559.5 mln in March Alrosa's total diamond sales in the first quarter 2018 amounted to $1.606 billion, the company said. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:24 pm
Vedanta’s request to renew copper smelter operations in India rejected The rejection comes amid almost daily protests against a proposed expansion of the smelter by the people of Thootukudi. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:21 pm
Colombia pro-mining referendum will not soothe global miners Pro-mining votes seem set to benefit local companies and mining in streams and on mountainsides, not multinationals. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 12:13 pm
Mantos Copper expanding Chile mine projects despite rising costs Once these projects are completed, Mantos Copper expects its production to nearly double to 165,000 tonnes annually. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:57 am
Collahuasi says to slash costs to under $1/lb in 2018 Collahuasi, owned by Anglo American Plc and Glencore Plc, is located in northern Chile and is among the world's largest copper mines. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:45 am
Rio Tinto reviewing Rusal ties, mum on Queensland venture Rusal owns 20 percent of Rio's Queensland Alumina operation, of which Rio owns the remaining 80 percent. Reuters | April 10, 2018 | 11:15 am
Operations restarted at Newmont’s gold mines in Ghana -spokesman Operations were shut down on Saturday following an accident in which six construction workers were killed. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 12:24 pm
US sanctions on Rusal threaten aluminium turmoil: Andy Home The first casualties of Deripaska's inclusion on the U.S. Treasury's sanction list announced on Friday have been the share prices of EN+ and Rusal. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 11:08 am