Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Saturday 27 January 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine The company halted production of refined copper at its smelter at the Utah-based mine in October, following the death of a worker who was exposed to sulphur dioxide gases at the plant while removing debris from a boiler. read » Anglo's Brazil iron ore expansion a go Anglo American's Minas Rio iron ore mine in Minas Gerais state has nameplate capacity of 26.5m tonnes per year. read » Glencore in 'hiring frenzy' as it readies to restart Lady Loretta zinc mine Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of falling zinc prices. Since then, prices for the metal have more than doubled. read » SolGold starts additional drilling at flagship project in Ecuador The company's Cascabel project is located in the northern portion of the Andean copper belt in Ecuador, renowned for hosting almost half the world's copper known reserves. read » Best-performing battery metal of the past year isn't cobalt A metal that's in demand for batteries is surging, and it's not the one everyone's talking about. read » Zambia court dismisses First Quantum bid to stop $1.4bn lawsuit ZCCM-IH launched action in Oct 2016 to sue First Quantum over claims that the company borrowed $2.3bn from copper mining subsidiary without informing them. read » What could push oil to $100? The consultancy expects crude demand this year to grow by 1.7 million bpd, and says Brent could touch above $100 a barrel in 2019. read » Asia Gold-Bullish price outlook stirs moderate demand Gold prices rose on Friday, putting them on course for a near 2 percent weekly gain, in anticipation of a further dip in the U.S. dollar. read » Union, Colombia's Cerrejon mine return to talks in bid to avoid strike A 10-day voting period for union members to decide whether to stop work after failed talks ends on Monday afternoon. read » Alrosa ups Q4 diamond output, mulls Mir mine future The Russian state-controlled diamond miner increased fourth-quarter production by 6 percent year-on-year to 10.1 million carats as a shutdown at its Mir mine was offset by higher output at other assets. read » Rio Tinto talks loom as a lifeline for Freeport in Indonesia When it comes to finally reaching a deal to secure Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s long-term right to keep mining in Indonesia, the ball appears to be firmly in Rio Tinto Group's court. read » South Africa's RBCT says 2017 coal exports at record high RBCT, Africa's largest coal export facility, said it aimed to export at least 77 million tonnes this year. read » Gold upleg breaking out While this week's surge put gold on many more traders' radars, it has actually been picking up steam for 6 weeks now. read » USD shocker plus gold's mutiny equals epic opportunity The only thing that could make it more bullish is if the USD reversed under oversold conditions and close to the cyclical turning point. Oh wait. It did. read » Zambia says miners must move 30 percent cargo by railway Transport Minister Brian Mushimba said there was evidence of huge imbalance between use of road and rail sector leading to the underperformance of railways. read » Read more news on MINING.com » Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium 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.