September 5, 2018 World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold BHP will gain access to SolGold's Cascabel project, in northern Ecuador, believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
September 5, 2018 China’s Zijin to buy Nevsun for $1.41bn after Lundin takeover rejected The Chinese gold and base metals producer will give Nevsun Cdn$6 per share in cash, trumping Lundin’s C$4.75 a share bid launched in July.
September 4, 2018 Copper price takes another beating Chinese manufacturing gauge drops to 14-month low.
September 4, 2018 Alcoa braces for alumina strike vote in Western Australia A vote by striking workers at Alcoa’s (AA.N) giant west Australian operations will close on Thursday, with the union anticipating a strong “no” vote.
September 4, 2018 Construction starts at biggest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia With total reserves of around 26.7 million tonnes of copper, Udokan is the largest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia and one of the biggest in the world.
September 4, 2018 China’s aluminium capital Binzhou plans new ‘high-end’ projects The city of Binzhou is planning five new projects to support development of a high-end aluminium industry, according to a local government document.
September 4, 2018 Some warehouse firms want LME to change delivery rules, lengthen queues Now, some warehouse firms are pushing the idea of replacing all rules with one that obliges warehouses to load out 1.5 percent of total stocks per day.
September 3, 2018 Lonmin’s largest shareholder backs takeover by Sibanye-Stillwater Lonmin has been the biggest casualty in South Africa's platinum mining industry.
September 3, 2018 Mining dust could be affecting Chilean glaciers: activists Environmentalists say that glaciers close to mining sites could melt more rapidly.
September 3, 2018 India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
