Vale confirms talks with BHP over Samarco exit

Having trouble viewing this email?  View online Mining News Digest Thursday 18 January 2018 Home     Gold     Coal     Copper     Iron Ore     Oil Sands     Rare Earth     Silver     Uranium Vale confirms talks with BHP over Samarco exit During a meeting with investors and analysts in Sao Paulo, Vale's investor relations director, André Figueiredo, said it seemed "natural" for his company to become the sole owner of the project. read » Torex restarts operations in Mexico despite blockade The miner and the current operating union re-established plant access through a road used during construction. read » Condor Gold hopes to kick off construction at Nicaragua project this year To date, the company has invested $45 million in Nicaragua, completed over 70,000 meters of drilling on its flagship La India asset, and produced two PEAs and a PFS. read » De Beers' diamond venture in Namibia axing at least 130 jobs Move seeks to ensure the sustainability of Namdeb land-based operations. read » Costa Rican presidential candidate blasts ecologists, says he would bring mining back Conservative Diego Castro called environmentalist groups "eco-terrorists." read » Lucapa finds monster diamonds at Lulo, including largest coloured one The Australian miner has also unearthed the tenth +100 carat stone recovered from Lulo since mining operations began two years ago. read » Gold rally has legs on voracious China demand, bullish options Gold's breakneck rally eased this week, but tailwinds in both physical and paper markets suggest it's got room to run. read » Chile's Corfo, SQM strike deal in lithium dispute The deal frees the miner to apply for increase in production quota amid demand boom and surging prices for lithium, which is used in EV batteries. read » Canada creates watchdog to oversee companies' conduct abroad The watchdog's mandate will be to help solve disputes or conflicts between communities and Canadian companies. read » BHP second-quarter iron ore output up 3 pct, maintains forecast BHP's iron ore output climbed to 72 million tonnes for the three months ended Dec. 31 versus 70 million tonnes a year ago. read » Tracking Europe's waste: 'There's gold in them landfills' Some of Europe's richest deposits of valuable materials are in the trash, ranging from gold in smartphones to cobalt in electric car batteries. read » Indonesia completes contract amendments with coal miners Indonesia has now amended contracts of all 68 coal mining companies, marking victory for the government after earlier miner resistance to adopt to new terms. read » Supply disruptions could boost copper prices -Chile's Cochilco Cochilco, Chile's state copper commission, raised its estimated 2018 avg price for the metal to $3.06 per pound from its previous forecast of $2.95. read » `Disastrous' deals sideline gold-mining M&A as metal rises Stung by some lousy investments that led to billions of dollars in losses a few years ago, the world's major gold producers have cut back on mining deals. read » Rio Tinto says SEC fraud case should be dismissed The SEC had accused Rio Tinto, Albanese and Elliott of concealing the deteriorating value of assets at Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique. read » Time to own gold: Sharps Pixley "The best is yet to come, but not just yet. Patience," Sharps Pixley's CEO says. read » Output at Chile's Escondida copper mine falls 7.8 pct in 2017 The decline to 903,000 tonnes came despite the start of operations at a new wing. read » Tahoe welcomes new Canadian Ombudsperson for responsible enterprise Tahoe Resources Inc. welcomes the announcement today that Canada will establish the office of Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise. 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.