Un-mothballed Century Mine sells $19.5M of zinc concentrate in September The mine was the third largest zinc mine in the world prior to its closure in 2016. Michael McCrae | October 2, 2018 | 11:26 am
Bear kills mining contractor in Alaska Mine personnel are securing the area and working with state and federal authorities to investigate the situation. Michael McCrae | October 2, 2018 | 11:02 am
Uganda to join transparency program as it seeks mining investors The East African nation seeks to reassure potential investors that it isn’t involved in “conflict minerals.” Bloomberg News | October 2, 2018 | 10:00 am
Peru’s mining investment boom leaves political woes behind Peru has the potential to overtake Chile to become the world’s biggest copper producer, but it’s being held back by a lack of infrastructure and a ten-fold increase in permitting in the last seven years Bloomberg News | October 2, 2018 | 6:20 am
Senator wants to boost sustainable mining in Argentina’s wine country Changes to an existing provincial law propose a new Special Mining Rate. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 1, 2018 | 5:33 pm
Japan’s Mitsui Mining expects H2 zinc output to rise 3.6 pct y/y Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd plans to produce 114,600 tonnes of refined zinc during October-March in the 2018/19 financial year. Reuters | October 1, 2018 | 10:58 am
Aurubis to offer a $96 tonne copper premium for 2019 This compares to $86 per tonne in both 2018 and 2017. Reuters | October 1, 2018 | 10:45 am
After another quarterly loss, is worst over for commodities? Commodities just posted the longest losing streak in more than three years. Bloomberg News | October 1, 2018 | 9:57 am
Ivanhoe Mines soars on third major copper discovery in Congo The find, named Makoko, was the first of multiple high-potential target areas identified by the company’s exploration team to be tested by drilling. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 1, 2018 | 8:51 am
