Zambian court blocks Vedanta’s bid to halt sale of Konkola mine Vedanta is reviewing the ruling and will then make a decision on its next steps. Reuters | August 7, 2019 | 9:12 am
Cobalt, Africa setbacks shrink Glencore’s first-half profit Glencore reported a 32% drop in first-half core profit on Wednesday, sending its shares to their lowest since late 2016. Reuters | August 7, 2019 | 7:44 am
Miners find out the hard way why cobalt is called the goblin After a 50% drop in prices this year, cobalt has turned toxic for Glencore. Bloomberg News | August 7, 2019 | 6:55 am
Revelo looking to create JV at Arrieros copper project The Canadian miner separated its 14,000-hectare Arrieros project from the 30,000-hectare Montezuma project in Chile. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2019 | 6:20 am
Rapaport calls for a reduction in rough diamond prices The firm says that the weak July the diamond industry experienced was caused by high rough diamond supply at inflated prices. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 7, 2019 | 6:15 am
Lucapa finds Mothae mine’s “best” diamond yet The diamond received a D color rating, meaning it’s colourless and extremely rare. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2019 | 5:50 am
Alamos Gold says ‘political agenda’ behind massive protest against its Turkish project Opposition has grown on news that the miner allegedly exceeded the number of trees cut allowed by the government. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 7, 2019 | 3:57 am
Spodumene supply surge sinks lithium prices Australian producers hit as 33% year-to-date spodumene price decline accelerates with little prospect of short term relief. Frik Els | August 6, 2019 | 3:39 pm
The rocky road to achieving fully autonomous mines A new Clareo report argues that systems of the major OEMs are a barrier to implementation, and unless something changes, achieving a fully autonomous mine will remain a distant vision. Amanda Stutt | August 6, 2019 | 2:47 pm