South Africa’s deputy mines minister dies in car accident Bavelile Hlongwa died on Friday in an accident that also claimed the lives of four other people. Reuters | September 15, 2019 | 10:07 am
Brazilian state signs $2.2bn ‘mega-dam’ deal with Chinese miner – report The "mega-dam" would be some 70 times bigger than the tailings dam that collapsed at Vale's site in the town of Brumadinho in January. Reuters | September 15, 2019 | 9:49 am
Scientists uncover the origin of Bronze Age tin There were no tin deposits where ancient tin ingots where found. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 15, 2019 | 9:12 am
Crystal Lake’s stock jumps on McEwen investment Proceeds of the private placement will be used to advance the company's Newmont Lake project in British Columbia. MINING.com Editor | September 13, 2019 | 1:13 pm
Newmont says Red Lake mine sale underway It was expected that between $1 billion and $1.5 billion in assets would be sold over the next two years. Jackson Chen | September 13, 2019 | 12:19 pm
Indonesia sees China as ally as it weighs bans on exporting minerals Chinese investment in Indonesia soared significantly in Widodo’s first term. Bloomberg News | September 13, 2019 | 11:09 am
Sliding Japan premium confirms aluminium’s demand problem — opinion A sharp fall in Japanese physical premiums for Q4 shipments is the latest sign that aluminium is not immune from the demand weakness that is sapping the industrial metals complex. Reuters | September 13, 2019 | 8:45 am
UK high court ok’s Barrick’s Acacia takeover The deal ends Acacia’s near-decade presence on the London Stock Exchange. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2019 | 8:43 am
Vale partially halts work at second-largest iron ore mine Brucutu, which has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of iron ore, is Minas Gerais state's largest mine. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2019 | 7:04 am