BHP steps up efforts to win battle for Ecuador’s copper riches The world’s largest miner has signed an earn-in and joint venture deal with Canada’s Luminex Resources over the Tarqui copper project. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2019 | 8:51 am
Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals The problem, says Amnesty, is that no country legally requires companies to publicly report on their cobalt supply chains. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2019 | 4:01 am
Champion Iron hunts high grade zones at Powderhorn The company says the data acquired in 2017 and 2018 demonstrates the presence of a 50-metre thick zinc-bearing unit with several high grade lenses. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 20, 2019 | 2:05 pm
Imperial Metals pulls ‘a rabbit out of the hat’ with Red Chris deal Investors ‘flabbergasted’ at $1.1b stake taken in Red Chris mine by Australia’s Newcrest. Business In Vancouver - Nelson Bennett | March 20, 2019 | 1:46 pm
Cyclone lurks off West Australia as storm hits Rio mine in East Cyclone Trevor is expected to rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is forecast to skirt South32 Ltd.’s manganese mine and a Glencore-operated zinc project Bloomberg News | March 20, 2019 | 9:14 am
Zinc price builds on 2019 rally as stocks reach just 2 days consumption Inventories are down 55% this year and are on course to reach levels last seen in 1990. Frik Els | March 20, 2019 | 7:25 am
Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 20, 2019 | 7:16 am
Australian junior wants to grab Glencore’s copper mine for $575 million The underground CSA mine, located in the state of New South Wales, produced 48,000 tonnes of copper concentrate last year. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2019 | 2:35 am
Kinross takes 9.7% stake in Wolfden Resources The two companies will form of a committee to explore Wolfden’s Pickett Mountain volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in Maine. Northern Miner Staff | March 19, 2019 | 2:50 pm
