Hundreds evacuated in Brazil on fears over mining dams safety

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Saturday 9 February 2019 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Diamond     Iron Ore     Nickel     PGMs     Silver Hundreds evacuated in Brazil on fears over mining dams safety About 700 people were evacuated from two towns located near tailings dams operated by Vale and ArcelorMittal on mounting fears after last month's breach at Brumadinho, the country's deadliest mine disaster. read » SolGold seeks support from Cornerstone's shareholders in bid for Ecuador project SolGold is frustrated at the rejection of its planned bid for Canadian firm Cornerstone, which holds 15% of the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador. read » At least three Chilean copper mines halted due to heavy rain Codelco has halted operations at its Chuquicamata and Ministro Hales copper mines; Freeport-McMoRan suspended El Abra. read » Osisko Mining owns the world's best drill intersection of 2019 Windfall gold project in Quebec tops list and Global Atomic Corp's uranium project in Niger comes in second. read » Global aluminium market to remain undersupplied over coming years — report While there are deficits ahead, the global aluminium demand picture will improve. read » Goldman and its biggest critic agree on iron ore, finally… In the near term, the significant disruption to Brazilian supply will likely keep iron ore prices elevated and volatile. read » Gold stocks gather steam Gold stocks' young upleg is gathering steam, marching steadily to higher lows and higher highs. read » Glencore cuts workers at Congo copper and cobalt mine The layoffs come as Glencore considers a plan to stop mining oxide ores at Mutanda. read » Arconic to split into two after rebuffing Apollo offer Arconic has been under pressure from its biggest shareholder Elliott Management Corp to sell itself. read » US Steel wins tax breaks from one of America's poorest cities "The 50% tax cut for U.S. Steel to stay in Gary is not going to cause a population growth and employment opportunities." read » Zimbabwe miner RioZim again suspends production over dollar payments RioZim said since December, it had experienced "significant and persistent" delays in dollar payments, affecting its viability. read » Glencore's Zambian unit suspends operations after three workers die in fire Mopani is one the biggest mining companies in Zambia — Africa's No. 2 copper producer. read » South Africa's Harmony Gold expects drop in half-year earnings per share Earnings per share for the first half of the year could be up to 97% lower than this time last year. read » Iron ore powers to highest since 2014 as Vale crisis intensifies This week's drama has played out as the most important iron ore user has been offline, with Chinese markets closed for Lunar New Year. read » Genesis receives encouraging resource estimates for Quebec gold project Indicated resource is 423,000 ounces of gold averaging 1.22 g/t Au. read » American Manganese moves forward with plans to recycle lithium-ion battery materials Together with an industry partner, the company built a pilot plant to recycle cobalt, nickel, manganese, and aluminum. read » Indian jewellers stock up; holiday dims activity elsewhere International benchmark spot gold prices were on track for their first weekly decline in three, but were still supported above the $1,300 an ounce level. read » India's Tata Steel Q3 standalone profit soars on robust production Analysts have said that due to pressure on steel prices, the third quarter could be the last good quarter for steelmakers before a long period of muted growth. 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.