Premier Gold’s El Niño mine achieves early commercial production

New definition and step-out drilling results from Premier's ongoing 2019 campaign are showing better outcomes than projected.

Jackson Chen | October 28, 2019 | 1:10 pm

Indonesia suspends nickel ore exports with immediate effect

The mineral meant for exports during the rest of the year will be absorbed by domestic companies with smelters.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2019 | 11:03 am

Palladium tops $1,800 for first time as shortage persists

The metal is up more than 40% this year.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2019 | 10:54 am

Rio Tinto says miners need to leverage technology as scrutiny of the industry rises

Technologies such as autonomous rail-cars and increased automation can lower the impact of the industry on the environment as well as raise profit margins, the company said.

Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 10:34 am

Savannah Resources in talks with carmakers, sees Portuguese lithium in 2021

Savannah already mines feldspar, quartz and pegmatites in Barroso, a mountainous region in the north of Portugal.

Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 9:52 am

Argentina’s President-elect Fernandez a boon for miners, despite expected protectionism

He has vowed to revisit the country’s controversial glacier protection law, and said his team is working on clear rules for the natural resources sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2019 | 9:28 am

What a difference a year makes: gloom and doom at Metals Week

The metals world is descending on London for the biggest annual bash in the industry’s calendar, but there’s not much to celebrate.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2019 | 7:31 am

Newcrest eyes deeper mines, smaller footprint with block caving

Newcrest is tapping big data and block caving to delve deeper into the earth's crust for mineral riches that just a handful of years ago would have been too costly to extract.

Reuters | October 28, 2019 | 7:20 am