BHP searching for assets with lessons learned during downturn in mind

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Thursday 22 November 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver BHP searching for assets with lessons learned during downturn in mind The company's chief financial officer has outlined a detailed plan on how to not waste a whole lot of shareholders' money again. read » S. Africa competition tribunal OKs Sibanye acquisition of Lonmin Deal would create the world's No.2 platinum producer. read » Doubts cast on plans for deluge of new nickel supply Expectations of a supply avalanche hitting the nickel market next year due to new capacity in Indonesia have sent prices to seven-month lows, but analysts doubt the plans spearheaded by Chinese firms can be carried out so quickly. read » Pebble mine scores small wins in land deal with Alaskan landowners Deal with the Alaska Peninsula Corporation (APC) secures the company's right to use defined portions of APC lands to build and operate roads for the stalled Pebble copper-gold-silver project. read » Illegal gold mining spikes in Venezuela as locals struggle to survive Constantly rising currency inflation means small amounts of gold are being used to pay for everyday staples. read » Silicon eyed as way to boost electric car battery potential About 500,000 electric vehicles (EVs) were sold globally in 2016, a figure that is expected to jump sevenfold by 2022 – U.S. Energy Information Administration read » Global oil demand under growing threat from electric cars, cleaner fuel Analysis shows oil consumption growing in coming decades, due to rising petrochemicals, trucking and aviation demand but meeting this growth in the near term means that approvals of conventional oil projects need to double. read » Osisko cuts 84 g/t over 5.3 metres at Windfall Lake They don't call it "Windfall" Lake for nothing. read » IDM expands Red Mountain program with third drill The company has increased its drill program by 5,400 metres; it will now drill 13,000 metres across 54 holes. read » Marathon Gold advances Marathon deposit with more drilling, updated PEA The Marathon deposit has the potential to develop an underground mine but for now management believes it's more cost-effective to find open-pit resources at US$10 per ounce rather than more costly underground resources. read » S.African watchdog orders six-month hold on job cuts in Sibanye-Lonmin deal South Africa's Sibanye has proposed to buy Lonmin for about 285 million pounds ($365 million) to create the world's No. 2 platinum producer. read » Zinc market enters period of peak tightness: Andy Home Given the tightness in zinc metal availability, smelter supply currently trumps mine supply. read » A viable alternative to LNG Our options are actually quite limited when it comes to the globe's energy dilemma, the answer is nuclear energy and lithium-ion battery storage technology. Now all we need to do is convince the politicians. read » Indonesia's push for electrification and its impact on domestic coal – report Due to better coal economics and relatively unsupportive renewable energy policies, we expect coal to still dominate the fuel mix at more than 60% from now until 2027. read » China's aluminium output drops as Shanghai price sinks: Andy Home Chinese production dropped sharply last month, and unless the Shanghai market can break out of its downtrend, more smelter casualties seem likely. read » Ex-SAS Commander who led Barrick's efforts in Tanzania has left Richard Williams who served as Barrick's chief of staff and later chief operating officer was assigned in February to work full-time on securing a deal between the Tanzanian government and Acacia Mining Plc. read » Minera Alamos' La Fortuna gold project gets permit Once the company completes a series of payments, the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources would be able to issue the formal approval documentation for the project. read » Altiplano gets creative amid low copper prices Lower-grade shoulders are being left on the walls and only the higher-grade portions are being extracted. read » Nornickel aims to boost output to tap electric car boom Nornickel's current capex plan includes $6.5-7.5 billion for its base investment programme and $2.5 billion for its environmental programme. read » Debswana announces Albert Milton to take over as managing director as Balisi Boyongo steps down. Balisi was appointed as Managing Director on 1 January 2014 and his leadership has seen Debswana record unprecedented performance across a number of business areas. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver About Us   |  Privacy Policy  |  Unsubscribe   |  Contact Us   |  Advertise This email was sent to you by InfoMine Inc. Suite 900, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 3B6 | +1 604 683 2037 |[email protected].Please visit cem.infomine.com for more information. Copyright InfoMine. You are receiving this email because the email address fernandoqueens@gmail.com was subscribed to the MINING.com email list "MINING.com Mining News Digest". You mayunsubscribe at any time. The information contained in “Mining News Digest” is collected from a variety of sources on a “best intentions”basis. InfoMine Inc. makes no representation or offers no warranty with respect to the adequacy of the information for any particular purpose.Any information presented in “Mining News Digest” is not a solicitation to purchase or acquire any securities.Use of this service is an acceptance of this disclaimer. Visit our web site to read ourcomplete disclaimer.