China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations. Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:47 am
Antofagasta’s Los Pelambres expansion to cost an extra $400m The project's cost is now pegged at $1.7 billion. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2021 | 3:49 am
Miners now saviours in green transition The whole system has to be rebuilt, and that is the onset of the revenge of the miners, says Robert Friedland. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | January 19, 2021 | 11:02 am
SolGold CEO to retire after shareholder pressure Resignation comes a month after Nick Mather was handed a strong rebuke at the company’s annual meeting, when nearly half of shareholders voted against his reappointment to the board. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2021 | 9:35 am
Hedge fund to take Vedanta dispute to US regulators Kyma Capital is set to complain to US regulators in a dispute with Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal over nearly $1 billion in loans. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 9:01 am
Glencore seals Zambia copper sale State mining investment arm ZCCM-IH will pay $1.5 billion, but Glencore will get just $1 upfront. Bloomberg News | January 19, 2021 | 3:35 am
Trevali meets 2020 production guidance The miner generated 313 million lb. of zinc in 2020, in line with its guidance for 312 million lb. to 327 million lb. for the year. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 18, 2021 | 11:45 am
Ivanhoe’s Friedland taking ‘hard look’ at US projects The US remains under-explored because previous administrations have considered mining a "toxic" industry, Robert Friedland said. Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 11:21 am
New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project. Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 9:31 am