South African chrome firms warn of more than 1,200 job cuts The potential job cuts highlight the risks posed to Africa's most industrialised economy by struggling state power utility Eskom. Reuters | January 20, 2020 | 8:40 am
Trade war has copper prices artificially low, Chile minister says A resolution to the trade dispute may prompt buyers including China to rebuild their stockpiles, helping fuel the rebound in prices, Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said. Bloomberg News | January 20, 2020 | 7:40 am
Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2020 | 6:15 am
Pacific Ridge to acquire two copper-gold properties from Aurico The Vancouver-based miner is expected to get a 75% interest in the Kliyul and Redton properties in British Columbia. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2020 | 6:10 am
De Beers mulls expanding pilot scheme to sell ethically sourced diamonds The program in Sierra Leone traces the route of diamonds dug up by small miners in the country. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2020 | 5:44 am
Anglo American goes back to fertilizers with Sirius Minerals’ $527 million buy The move throws a much-needed lifeline to the British junior behind a huge fertilizer project. Cecilia Jamasmie | January 20, 2020 | 3:55 am
Chilean Mining Commission to investigate insurance fraud denounced by Codelco The world’s top copper producer says four of its unions were victims of inflated policy prices. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 12:08 pm
Lithium industry in a waiting game – report As prices go down, miners are expecting that strategies to reduce oversupply eventually work. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 19, 2020 | 10:44 am
Pancon selected to explore Superfund-designated Brewer gold mine The Canadian miner joined forces with Environmental Risk Transfer with the goal of discovering the mine’s underlying copper-gold porphyry system. MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 19, 2020 | 9:55 am