Pentagon races to track US rare earths output amid China trade dispute

The Pentagon wants miners to describe plans to develop U.S. rare earths mines and processing facilities, and asked manufacturers to detail their needs for the minerals.

Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 9:51 am

The world’s biggest diamond mine is closing

Rio’s Argyle mine in remote Western Australia has transformed the sector since 1983.

Bloomberg News | July 15, 2019 | 9:39 am

Trump’s rejection of uranium import limits expected to boost demand

He has rejected a recommendation by the Commerce Department to require US power producers to source up to 25% of their uranium from domestic mines, creating instead a working group to review the country’s nuclear fuel supply chain.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2019 | 8:00 am

Cameco awarded $40.3m in damages in TEPCO contract dispute

A tribunal of international arbitrators ruled in favour of Cameco in the miner’s contract dispute with Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 15, 2019 | 5:52 am

Antofagasta, Barrick get almost $6 billion after legal win against Pakistan

World Bank tribunal rules in favour of Tethyan Copper, a joint venture between the Chilean copper miner and Canada’s gold giant after seven-year battle.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2019 | 3:55 am

Canadian miner starts exploring Czech/German copper-cobalt project

The aim of the campaign is to assess the copper-cobalt potential in the interpreted rift system that hosts the Tisova copper-cobalt past-producing mine.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 14, 2019 | 5:24 pm

Venezuela has an Indigenous Mining Arc that is destroying national parks: Expert

According to scholar José Rafael Lozada, the Indigenous Mining Arc precedes the Orinoco River Mining Arc.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 14, 2019 | 2:15 pm

Rio could fast-track key Australia copper find before U.S. asset

Work is progressing to assess the size and quality of the Winu exploration project.

Bloomberg News | July 14, 2019 | 11:07 am

Pakistan welcomes venture’s willingness for negotiated settlement after Reko Diq mine ruling

A World Bank tribunal ordered the Pakistani government to pay $5.8 billion in damages in a dispute over the Reko Diq copper mine.

Reuters | July 14, 2019 | 10:53 am

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