Australia faces increased blackout risks this summer as coal plants age The risk of blackouts in Australia's upcoming summer has grown from last year as ageing coal-fired power plants have become less reliable. Reuters | August 23, 2018 | 11:37 am
DRC miners form new body to fight mining code The Mining Promotion Initiative's main goal is to engage the government on industry concerns about the country’s new mining code. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2018 | 3:50 am
Chinese firm launches $832m Zambia copper mine NFC Africa, majority owned by China Non-ferrous Metals Company Limited launched output at a new $832 million Zambian copper mine, extending the firm's lifespan by over 20 years. Reuters | August 22, 2018 | 11:47 am
Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark Companies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up. Reuters | August 22, 2018 | 10:57 am
Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia. Michael McCrae | August 22, 2018 | 3:02 am
World mine copper production up 5.7% in the first five months of 2018 Help from Latin America and Southeast Asia. MINING.com Editor | August 21, 2018 | 2:59 pm
Teck partially suspends smelter due to forest fire smoke No timeline for resumption of operations. Michael McCrae | August 21, 2018 | 2:39 pm
Three companies from Canada, China, Russia bid for Serbian copper mine Serbia's government said it was seeking a partner to invest at least $350 million in debt-laden RTB Bor. Reuters | August 21, 2018 | 10:07 am
Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2018 | 5:30 am