Australia’s flood-damaged Mt Isa zinc railway to reopen April 29 The 1,000-km rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate. Reuters | April 16, 2019 | 9:14 am
Hecla Mining’s water permit for Montana mine revoked Licence would have allowed Hecla to pump groundwater to supply the proposed copper and silver mine beneath a Montana wilderness area. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2019 | 8:56 am
Waterton takes Hudbay Minerals to court The Canadian miner's second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2019 | 3:49 am
Chinese refineries can’t get enough copper concentrate At the current rate China is forecast to import a record 22.4 million tonnes of copper ore and concentrate this year. Frik Els | April 15, 2019 | 2:17 pm
Taseko stock gets boost on first copper production in Arizona Taseko’s Florence production test facility is fully operational and producing copper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 15, 2019 | 1:47 pm
BHP Canada makes strategic investment in Midland Exploration BHP is acquiring 3.44 million units of Midland at $1.70 per unit for $5.9 million. Northern Miner Staff | April 15, 2019 | 9:47 am
Trafigura to take over world’s second-largest zinc smelter Trafigura Group will take control of Nyrstar NV as part of a deal to restructure the struggling company’s debt and steer it away from bankruptcy. Bloomberg News | April 15, 2019 | 9:46 am
China’s commodity imports look tepid, may be slightly warmer The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy. Reuters | April 15, 2019 | 9:28 am
Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 6:50 am