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Czech mining industry pins hopes of revival on lithium

The European country holds between 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of lithium, located mostly around the tiny village of Cinovec, on the border with Germany.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2017 | 12:07 pm

Fresnillo silver output up almost 11pct in first quarter, but gold falls

The firm, the world's largest primary silver producer and Mexico's second-largest gold miner, said output of the grey precious metal hit 13.5 million ounces in the quarter.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2017 | 8:33 am

BHP puts US shale assets back on the block amid investors pressure

The miner said decision was unrelated to Elliott Management's call earlier this month to unlock shareholder value by spinning off about $22 billion of BHP's US oil assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 26, 2017 | 3:48 am

Iron ore to slide below $46 a tonne by 2021 — analysts

BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and expectations for a surplus.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 7:35 am

Barrick shares hammered after slashing production guidance

Ongoing problems at its Veladero mine in Argentina following spill.

Frik Els | April 24, 2017 | 3:51 pm

Newmont lifts gold production by 9%

World number two gold miner increases output to 1.23m ounces in the first quarter – Ghana expansion will add more ounces from next year.

Frik Els | April 24, 2017 | 2:24 pm

More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1

Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 6:05 am

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 4:27 am

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2017 | 8:22 am

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