Antofagasta seeks green light for Minnesota mine near wilderness The miner kicked off the environmental permitting process for its $1.7 billion Twin Metals copper, nickel and platinum mining project in the US. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 12:11 pm
FEATURE: Brazil zinc giant growth ambitions undiminished MINING.COM catches up with Brazilian zinc miner Nexa Resources two years after its $500m IPO about its expansion drive and company overhaul. Frik Els | December 18, 2019 | 12:10 pm
BHP plans ‘baby steps’ return to commodities trading to cut transaction risk BHP's previous commodities trading stretches back to when it merged with British peer Billiton in 2001. Reuters | December 18, 2019 | 10:09 am
Greatland finds shallow gold mineralisation at Tasmanian project The company says results from a recent drilling campaign highlight the potential for a robust, near-surface gold system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2019 | 6:20 am
Australia’s Metals X cuts 2020 tin output forecast for Tasmanian project Metals X suspended operations at Nifty in Western Australia last month. Reuters | December 17, 2019 | 8:52 pm
Copper tapped as the next big metals trade of 2020 Most industry analysts expect a “lift-off” for the metal as global demand recovers. Bloomberg News | December 17, 2019 | 9:58 am
Nevada Copper begins production at Pumpkin Hollow The company becomes the first new copper producer in the US over the last decade. Jackson Chen | December 16, 2019 | 11:01 am
Crisis is rocking Latin America. Peru is an island of uneasy calm Farmers in the Rio Tambo area feel betrayed by Peru’s president after his government gave final approval to Southern Copper Corp.’s Tia Maria project. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2019 | 10:05 am
Estonian scientists use silver for next generation of solar cells They developed compound semiconductor materials named kesterites. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 15, 2019 | 7:33 am