Minera Alamos acquires stake in Prime Mining Minera currently has three exploration assets in Mexico, including the La Fortuna open pit gold project in Durango. MINING.com Editor | August 30, 2019 | 2:52 pm
Codelco to decide by early 2020 on Maricunga lithium project Codelco has for years talked of getting into the lithium business. Reuters | August 30, 2019 | 1:46 pm
Ramu sends nickel price to 5-year high amid tightest market in decade Nickel price rockets after Papua New Guinea plant supplying 23% of LME warehoused nickel faces shutdown over ocean spill. Frik Els | August 30, 2019 | 12:44 pm
China is already winning the next great race in electric cars At some point it won’t make sense anymore to dig for raw materials, because enough batteries are available. Bloomberg News | August 30, 2019 | 11:47 am
Chile’s Codelco profits plunge on falling copper price, labor strife The outgoing CEO said the company was still on track to hit 1.7 million tonnes of production in 2019. Reuters | August 30, 2019 | 10:34 am
World’s largest coal miner likely to keep dominating Indian market The South Asian economy will allow 100% foreign direct investment in mining and sale of coal, said India's trade minister. Bloomberg News | August 30, 2019 | 10:15 am
Top miners in Chile sign deal to help country’s small producers Major global producers will rent part of their properties to small-scale miners. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2019 | 9:37 am
African Rainbow Minerals to mothball loss-making Nkomati mine The nickel mine, in Mpumalanga province, was hit by soaring costs and lower metals prices in the last few years. Reuters | August 30, 2019 | 9:22 am
Government approves Japan Gold’s expansion plans The Canadian miner applied for new prospecting rights applications in the Southern Kyushu Epithermal Gold Province. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 30, 2019 | 6:00 am