Mining M&A jumps to 4-year high – expect more in 2018 New report says "deals in lithium, copper and cobalt are expected to feature high on the agenda of management teams across the industry." Frik Els | February 19, 2018 | 10:43 am
Moody’s bullish on base metals, US steel Base metals should continue to do well in 2018 along with the US steel industry, though American coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas. MINING.com Editor | February 18, 2018 | 8:05 pm
Battery-technology metals to leave gold, silver in the dust: readers A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will perform better than precious or base metals this year. Michael Allan McCrae | February 17, 2018 | 11:49 am
Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper worries mount Ulaanbaatar orders Rio Tinto to build domestic power plant for $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine. Frik Els | February 16, 2018 | 11:17 am
Acacia Mining admits in talks with Chinese over potential sale of Tanzania assets Tanzania's top gold producer said in conversations with potential investors over a stake in some or all of its operations in the East African nation. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2018 | 10:05 am
Japan’s Mitsui wants more of Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine, but none of Los Pelambres Mitsui’s investments in Chile’s copper industry date back to the 1990s and it now has minority interests in a number of the country’s leading mines. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2018 | 8:08 am
Mining sector unloved as investors find it hard to trust Data shows that two years after the worst of the raw materials slump is over, investors are still not ready to pour in fresh funds despite a price rally. Reuters | February 16, 2018 | 5:00 am
Pembridge grabs copper-gold-silver mine in Canada’s Yukon With the acquisition of Capstone's Minto mine, Pembridge Resources is set to become a cash flow generating copper producer. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2018 | 9:09 am
Kinross secures low-cost power for Brazil’s largest gold mine With the acquisition of two hydroelectric plants, the miner expects to eliminate about 70% of future power purchases. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2018 | 8:22 am