BHP steps up efforts to sell Nickel West business in Australia — report The world's top miner is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist with the sale of the Western Australia-based nickel operation. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 20, 2018 | 5:45 am
Ten killed in Zambia copper mine dump collapse — police Another 10 are injured after a dumping site for copper mining waste collapsed in the town of Kitwe in the country's Copperbelt province Reuters | June 20, 2018 | 3:35 am
US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight Copper, iron ore prices drop, mining majors punished as US threatens more tariffs on "predatory" Chinese imports and Beijing calls it "blackmail". Frik Els | June 19, 2018 | 5:48 pm
BHP to sell Chile’s Cerro Colorado copper mine to equity fund EMR Sale is part of chief executive Andrew Mackenzie’s bid to focus on large assets in commodities such as iron ore, copper and oil. Cecilia Jamasmie | June 19, 2018 | 3:45 am
Copper and cars: Boom goes beyond electric vehicles UPDATED CHART: By 2025 demand for copper from global vehicle market will double to 3.3 million tonnes. Frik Els | June 18, 2018 | 11:37 pm
China marks cobalt, copper ascendancy in Congo with new group The 35-member union includes China Molybdenum Co.-controlled Tenke Fungurume Mining and MMG Ltd., as well as subsidiaries of China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group and Huayou Cobalt Co. Sicomines, among others. Bloomberg News | June 18, 2018 | 10:45 am
S.African lobby group opposes parts of new draft mining charter The Minerals Council South Africa said it does not support some elements in the latest draft of an industry charter. Reuters | June 17, 2018 | 9:05 am
Almost half of deadly mine accidents in South Africa happened at Sibanye-Stillwater sites: Minister Gwede Mantashe said that 20 out of 45 mining deaths reported since the start of 2018 have taken place at Sibanye-Stillwater’s mining sites. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 17, 2018 | 8:45 am
EPA to clean up wastewater at 26 Colorado mines The selected areas are known for presenting high levels of aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron, lead and/or zinc. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 17, 2018 | 7:17 am