Mongolia says Rio’s Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion to go ahead The miner feared the government would try to completely renegotiate the agreements underpinning the asset's development. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2019 | 9:04 am
Ecuador to tighten rules for mining waste dams to avoid repeat of Brazil disaster The new rules will take effect in December and will prohibit the building of so-called tailings dams close to populated areas. Reuters | November 26, 2019 | 9:02 am
Friedland says Congo now more attractive than Chile for copper mines While Chile, the world’s top copper producer, seeks measures to quell the social unrest that exploded last month, the election of a new President in Congo has improved the country's prospects. Bloomberg News | November 26, 2019 | 7:00 am
Ivanhoe, Congolese authorities discuss Kamoa-Kakula project Representatives from the Canadian miner met with recently appointed authorities. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 26, 2019 | 6:15 am
Australia’s Metals X suspends operations at Nifty copper mine The company said that the decision to shut Nifty would allow it to focus on its Renison Tin Operations in Tasmania. Reuters | November 25, 2019 | 11:15 pm
Explorex acquires historical Bonanza Mountain project The acquisition was made by a combination of staking plus a sale and purchase agreement. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 25, 2019 | 2:03 pm
NorZinc receives permits for Prairie Creek mine The company now has all the major permits needed for construction and operation of the mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 25, 2019 | 1:49 pm
Canadian railway strike snags steel, copper trade with US CN Railway serves all nine smelters in Canada. Bloomberg News | November 21, 2019 | 2:17 pm
Kutcho Copper recovers 94.5% Cu, 89.3% Zn in met test Earlier metallurgical tests done for the prefeasibility study recovered 84.7% of the copper and 75.7% of the zinc. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 21, 2019 | 1:49 pm