April 30, 2019

Agarwal votes against Anglo American board appointment

Billionaire Anil Agarwal voted against Anglo American's appointment of a new Brazilian board member, saying the focus should be on South Africa.

April 30, 2019

US has battery problem in race for electric car supremacy

But with demand for lithium set to boom from above 300,000 tons a year to a million tons by 2025, stage.mining.companies need to grow fast and they prefer to do…

April 30, 2019

China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts

Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await tangible evidence that China's latest stimulus package is feeding through to a flagging manufacturing sector.

April 30, 2019

1,500 trapped miners at Sibanye’s Rustenburg mine rescued

The incident may revive concerns about safety at Sibanye, which last year suffered a spike in fatal accidents at its gold mines.

April 30, 2019

Sherritt CEO undaunted by Trump’s tightening of embargo on Cuba

Canada’s biggest investor on the island -- now a penny stock, with its shares down more than 50% so far this year -- is feeling the pinch of Cuba’s dire…

April 30, 2019

Environmental group alleges Northern Dynasty misled investors about Pebble project

A flood of stock promotion newsletters began recommending Northern Dynasty, one describing it as "Trump’s Gold."

April 30, 2019

Chile manufacturing output rose 1.3% in March, copper output down

The slight increase in manufacturing production was driven primarily by a year-on-year increase in the production of machinery and equipment.

April 30, 2019

Glencore lowers 2019 production forecasts for copper to oil

Glencore cut its full-year copper-output goal by about 3% and lowered production targets for other commodities from nickel to oil.

April 30, 2019

Tower Resources starts exploration program at Nechako gold project in BC

The Vancouver-based miner said the Nechako Au-Ag-Zn-Pb-As dispersal train is similar in size and strength to known trains from some of Canada's largest gold deposits.

April 29, 2019

First Quantum surprises investors with early release of earnings

While the adjusted per-share earnings beat the average analyst estimate, revenue came in lower than expected and copper production fell 5.8% from a year earlier.