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Tin demand to decline – International Tin Association
The International Tin Association’s (ITA) 15th annual survey showed refined tin use grew by 2% in 2018 but points to a contraction in most sectors in 2019. 141 companies took part, accounting for 43% of estimated global refined tin use in 2018. ITA’s latest estimate...
Barrick Gold reaches deal with Tanzania over Acacia Mining
Barrick Gold Corp said it had reached a deal to settle a long-running tax dispute between Tanzania and mining group Acacia, which Barrick bought in a $1.2-billion transaction approved by a British court last month. The tax deal includes the payment of $300 million to...
Protests expected against Teck, Mitsubishi’s project in Peru
A group of farmers is organizing a protest against the Zafranal copper project located in the Arequipa department in southwestern Peru. Zafranal is a proposed open-cut mine and processing plant expected to produce copper concentrate. Canada’s largest diversified...
Chile’s mining sector operating normally despite riots
Chile’s Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said on Sunday that mines across the country, both state-owned and privately-owned, are operating normally despite the riots that have been taking place in Santiago and that have spread to other cities this past week. In a media...