De Beers diamond buyers return as prices cut most in years De Beers sold the most diamonds since June after the biggest price cut in years, but sales still remained lower than normal for this time of year. Bloomberg News | November 13, 2019 | 11:06 am
Glencore to shut Canadian smelter by year-end, over 400 jobs lost The facility was supposed to transition to a custom smelter after the mine closed in 2013. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2019 | 9:48 am
Forum to sell interest in Fir Island project to Orano The subsidiary of French nuclear energy company Orano wants to acquire a 70% interest in the uranium project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 13, 2019 | 6:20 am
TSX-V greenlights Aftermath’s purchase of silver project in Chile The Canadian miner signed a purchase agreement with Mandalay Resources. MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 13, 2019 | 6:15 am
China-backed JV to develop giant Simandou north iron ore deposit in Guinea Guinea’s Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singapore’s Winning International Group offered $14 billion to build a mine and related infrastructure. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2019 | 5:58 am
Condor Gold losses narrow as flagship La India project moves forward The company raised about $5.2m in the three months to Sep. 30 by way of a private placement of new ordinary shares. Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2019 | 4:34 am
First Cobalt seeks government backing to restart Canadian refinery The plant, located about 373 miles from the US border in Cobalt, Ontario, would be the sole North American producer of refined cobalt for the electric vehicle market. Reuters | November 12, 2019 | 3:25 pm
Hudbay Q3 results on track to meet 2019 guidance Company wide Q3 copper production came in at 36,422 tonnes with an additional 28,639 tonnes of zinc as well as 41,500 oz. of gold equivalent ounces. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 12, 2019 | 3:06 pm
Cobalt hydroxide price up 55% in three months Chinese imports of cobalt hydroxide also up 28% in September quarter, but Benchmark says its not a fundamental uptick. Frik Els | November 12, 2019 | 2:28 pm