July 12, 2018 Rio Tinto sells $3.5bn stake in Grasberg mine to Indonesian state miner The world’s No.2 miner is selling its 40% in the giant Grasberg mine, the world’s second largest copper operation, to Indonesia’s state mining company PT Inalum.
July 11, 2018 Barrick clips 2018 copper production outlook, sees higher costs Canada's Barrick Gold Corp lowered its full-year copper production forecast on Wednesday while increasing its cost estimates, saying the change reflected operational challenges and planned work at its Lumwana mine…
July 11, 2018 Mining offers private equity opportunities despite recovery – Denham Private equity still has significant opportunities to invest in mining as companies cut debt and rebuild their balance sheets even as the sector recovers, mining specialist Denham Capital said.
July 11, 2018 Foreign investment in Chile surges due to new law – government Foreign direct investment in Chile hit $8.48 billion from January to April, its highest level since records began 15 years ago, thanks to a new law designed to attract investment,…
July 11, 2018 Copper price plunges to 1-year low Metal market mayhem with $13 billion worth of copper futures offloaded by lunchtime.
July 11, 2018 US Voters support mine permitting reform to decrease import reliance of defense supply chain 62% of voters support U.S. government action to encourage the use of domestically-mined minerals and decrease reliance on foreign-imported minerals, according to a poll conducted for the National Mining Association…
July 11, 2018 Experts come up with plan for protecting deep-sea life from mining An international group of researches have recommended 18 quantitative metrics that regulators can use to assess seabed mining projects.
July 11, 2018 Trump started the metals rally, now he’s the reason it’s ending The U.S. election of Donald Trump lit a fire under metals markets in 2016 as investors took a liking to his pro-business agenda. Now, copper and other metals are tanking…
July 10, 2018 China’s electric car appetite spawns 77-year-old billionaire Huh Chin-kyu has become his country’s latest billionaire thanks to increasing demand for the firm’s copper coils.
July 10, 2018 KME buys German copper product producer Mansfelder Kupfer A final deal has been signed for the sale of German copper products company Mansfelder Kupfer und Messing (MKM) for 80 million euros ($94 million).
Gabon to audit mining deals as reforms start amid IMF talks As part of discussions with the multilateral lender, President Brice Oligui Nguema “has demanded the full publication of all mining agreements". December 19, 2025 | 10:51 am
