Canada’s Copper Mountain grabs Altona Mining in $72-million deal Merger creates a mid-sized copper miner, with an expected annual production of about 73,000 tonnes of the metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2018 | 11:13 am
Embattled Acacia Mining keeps losing money due to Tanzania tax row Revenue in the first quarter slumped almost 50% due mainly to reduced operations at its flagship Bulyanhulu gold mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 19, 2018 | 3:46 am
Argentinian government wants to change Glacier Law to boost mining development The Deputy Secretary of Mining Policy said the world needs Argentina's copper, lithium, gold and silver. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 18, 2018 | 6:53 pm
BHP cuts 2018 iron ore forecast, cites rail car upload problems The miner cut its fiscal 2018 production guidance to between 272-274 million tonnes of iron ore from 275-280 million tonnes. Reuters | April 18, 2018 | 5:07 pm
Peru will not ‘impose’ mining projects on communities -prime minister The government of new Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra said it would not "impose" mining projects on nearby communities that object to them. Reuters | April 18, 2018 | 4:22 pm
BHP to produce nickel sulphate next year, eyeing cobalt on battery boom It expects to have sold 90% of its nickel sulphate supply by the end of 2019, two years earlier than anticipated. Reuters | April 18, 2018 | 11:11 am
Russia fears light fire under nickel price Price surges nearly 5% to three-year high over worries that top producer Norilsk could befall the same fate as aluminum giant Rusal. Frik Els | April 18, 2018 | 10:31 am
Chilean parliament urges Codelco to meet with El Teniente workers The Mining Committee of the Lower Chamber met with Codelco executives, employees, and other stakeholders. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 16, 2018 | 5:44 pm
Chinese investors key as cobalt price hits month low Cobalt27 CEO lines up Chinese automaker deals, ponders HK listing: “There is a lot of interest and it is natural because it is where all this will happen”. Frik Els | April 16, 2018 | 11:59 am
