Sibanye says still in race for Zambia’s Mopani Copper Mine assets The company said a competitive process to determine a successful bidder is under way. Reuters | August 29, 2023 | 8:27 am
Hindustan Zinc eyes jump in output under chair Agarwal Hebbar The company wants to grow its annual mined metal output to 1.5 million tons, from around 1 million tons now. Bloomberg News | August 29, 2023 | 8:24 am
New coating for coal-fired power generation systems could save 460 million tonnes of CO2 annually A new coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel steam-cycle generation could boost the overall process efficiency by 2%. Staff Writer | August 29, 2023 | 6:06 am
Rio Tinto-First Quantum JV to develop massive copper project in Peru La Granja is described by the new partners as one of the world’s largest undeveloped deposits of the coveted metal. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2023 | 3:50 am
Codelco to cut jobs at head office – statement This follows another job cut announcement 10 days earlier, when Codelco said it would trim 10% of staff. Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 2:06 pm
Top copper-producing nation Chile sees mining costs jump 29% Inflationary pressure is coming from lower ore quality, which means more rock has to be crushed to extract the same amount of metal. Bloomberg News | August 28, 2023 | 10:53 am
Chile launches probe into deadly mining accidents at Anglo American, Minera ACF Deaths occurred at Anglo American's Los Bronces mine and at Minera ACF, which produces iodine and nitrate in the Tarapaca region. Reuters | August 28, 2023 | 7:27 am
Zijin mulling multi-billion dollar expansion of Serbian copper mine Cukaru Peki is expected to position Serbia as Europe’s second-largest copper producing country. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2023 | 6:59 am
New zinc-air battery shows high power density, ultra-long stability Australia-based researchers have redesigned zinc-air batteries by using a combination of new materials. Staff Writer | August 28, 2023 | 6:06 am
