Brazil mining standards, post-Vale disaster, aim to boost accountability The governance standard would also help ensure independent reviews of dams and adequate disclosure of safety risks. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 12:08 pm
Miners welcome Indonesian export ore ban, plan smelting expansion Major industry players gathering at the Asian Nickel conference on Wednesday said the ban would further support the development of the nickel processing industry in the country. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 11:21 am
Kutcho Copper shares jump 16% on improved met test results Recoveries of copper and zinc from concentrate have improved significantly over the PFS released in 2017. Jackson Chen | September 11, 2019 | 10:43 am
Chilean lithium producer SQM bullish on white gold demand SQM expects to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 10:29 am
Southern Gold, Bluebird granted permit for first major new mine in South Korea in over 15 years Joint venture partners are the first foreign companies granted a development permit since the late 1990s. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2019 | 8:40 am
Philippine nickel ore output may rise, but return to 2014 peak level unlikely — industry head Philippine nickel miners are likely to ramp up ore output by next year, but their production capacity is limited by a number of factors. Reuters | September 11, 2019 | 8:34 am
Romios Gold expands in Ontario The Toronto miner acquired, by staking, 142 claims adjacent to its Lundmark-Akow Lake project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 11, 2019 | 6:20 am
Benton and Maxtech sign LoI for Ontario gold project Maxtech Ventures will have the option to earn a 100% interest in the Panama gold project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 11, 2019 | 6:15 am
Tianqi puts world’s biggest lithium plant expansion on hold Tianqi poured cold water on celebrations to mark the start of production from the first stage at its Kwinana plant in Western Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2019 | 3:36 am