BHP raises stake in promising Ecuador copper project BHP has agreed to pay 45 pence per SolGold share. Reuters | October 15, 2018 | 3:14 pm
Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 9:43 am
B.C’s historical Kootenay-Boundary district mining region gathers attention Golden Dawn Minerals, KG Exploration Inc. and GGX Gold Corp. are among the companies setting foot in the area. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 14, 2018 | 12:09 pm
LME Week metals puzzle is how to trade a trade war Donald Trump didn't make it to LME Week, the annual jamboree of the global metals trading community. But the US president was the hot topic. Reuters | October 12, 2018 | 10:24 am
China Sept copper imports jump on scrap crackdown, open arb window The September imports were 21.2 percent higher than a year earlier and were the highest since March 2016. Reuters | October 12, 2018 | 9:49 am
World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2018 | 8:50 am
Trafigura-backed copper miner Atalaya Mining seeks buyer Atalaya Mining produced 166,000 tonnes of copper concentrate in 2017 and has a market capitalization of 327 million pounds ($433 million). Reuters | October 11, 2018 | 11:25 am
Mining in the Mekong: Myanmar to outperform, Thailand to underperform – report Myanmar is expected to lead in the Mekong region for mining industry growth, driven by the high production growth of tin, lead and coal. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 10, 2018 | 4:50 pm
The real cash cow in mining isn’t metals. It’s bad old coal For all the bullish talk about metals of the future, miners are making some of their biggest profits from heavy-industry stalwart coal. Bloomberg News | October 10, 2018 | 12:55 pm