April 24, 2019

Osisko Metals cut 9.4% Pb+Zn over 12 metres at Pine Point

The company has received assay results from 127 drill holes.

April 24, 2019

Global aluminium output flatlines as outages offset ramp-ups

A couple of long-running outages together with curtailments in Europe caused aluminium production outside China to dip 1.4%.

April 24, 2019

South African government says it intends to de-register AMCU union

AMCU, one of the largest trade unions in South Africa's mining sector, has thousands of members at gold and platinum mines.

April 24, 2019

JPMorgan ends a three-year bullish call on Anglo American shares

After almost three years of rating the mining giant’s stock as overweight, JPMorgan downgraded it to neutral on Wednesday.

April 24, 2019

Top miners back autonomous systems guidelines

The document divides operations into six levels, from zero (entirely manual) to five (fully autonomous), and assists in the preparation of a business case for autonomous mining, depending on level…

April 24, 2019

Antofagasta copper output rises as China fears threaten demand

The company's star in the first quarter was its Centinela mine, which produced 68,800 tonnes of copper, 45.5 % higher than 2018.

April 23, 2019

Noront updates progress at McFaulds No.8 VMS discovery

The company has completed a 2,059-metre copper-zinc focused program at the No.8 deposit.

April 23, 2019

China’s Tsingshan expands plans for Zimbabwe steel plant

Tsingshan signed a $1 billion outline agreement to build a 2 million tonne-per-annum steel plant in Zimbabwe in June last year.

April 23, 2019

Teck Resources beats profit estimates on energy business

The world's second-biggest exporter of steelmaking coal posted an adjusted profit of C$568 million ($425.12 million) for the quarter ended March 31.

April 23, 2019

LME gets tougher on companies with ties to child labour, corruption

The initiative could see it ban or delist brands that can’t prove they are responsibly sourced by 2022.