China’s MMG says Las Bambas copper operations not disrupted, talks ongoing The Fuerabamba community had imposed a new road blockade on the mine after talks with the company over compensation broke down. Reuters | May 22, 2019 | 9:10 am
Newcrest starts drilling at Greatland Gold’s project in Western Australia The farm-in deal gives Newcrest the option to acquire 70% of the project by spending $65 million on exploration and development over five years. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2019 | 6:50 am
Acacia blames Barrick for barring it from Tanzania talks, mulls takeover bid Comments come after parent company Barrick Gold proposed to acquire all of the shares it does not already own in the Tanzanian miner. Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2019 | 3:49 am
Hudbay said to prepare sale of Arizona copper mine stake The Toronto-based base metals miner has interviewed potential advisers about selling a 30% stake in the Arizona Rosemont project. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2019 | 2:03 pm
Vedanta, KCM seek urgent Zambia talks, court appoints liquidator The news has rattled foreign investors already nervous governments in central African countries are seeking a much bigger share of resource revenues. Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 10:17 am
Zambia’s plan to seize copper mines stuns investors Zambia’s Eurobond yields rose to record highs after the government of the cash-strapped copper producer said it’s planning to seize Vedanta’s mining assets. Bloomberg News | May 21, 2019 | 9:43 am
Peruvian village blockades Las Bambas copper mine again The blockade would be resumed pending further response from the miner and the central government. Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 9:27 am
Vedanta wins bids to explore and mine two Indian copper blocks The news comes a day after Zambia said it planned to strip Vedanta-controlled Konkola Copper Mines of its mining licence for breaching deal terms. Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 9:21 am
What soaring iron ore and faltering copper say about China — opinion The fortunes of two commodities are beholden to China, the world's biggest importer and user of both iron ore and copper. Reuters | May 21, 2019 | 9:12 am