November 9, 2017 Russian fund plans a $1bn mining venture with China Gold "We and China Gold will create an attractive financial platform that private investors can take part in and make money," said Alexey Chekunkov, head of fund.
November 9, 2017 Sibanye-Stillwater reaches wage deal with unions at Kroondal mine The three-year wage agreement was signed by all three unions, the company said.
November 9, 2017 Armed separatists occupy villages near Freeport’s Indonesia mine Armed separatists have occupied five villages in Indonesia’s Papua province, threatening to disrupt Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s giant Grasberg copper mine, which has already been hit this year by labor unrest and…
November 9, 2017 Eldorado halts investment in Greece’s Skouries project, sues Gov’t Miner said it would the project back into "care and maintenance" and re-assess its investment in it upon approval and receipt of required permits.
November 8, 2017 Copper traders are making high-flying bets about the future of the metal Call options wagering on copper climbing above $10,000 a metric ton by Dec 2018 have started trading during past two weeks, with $4.5m spent by traders.
November 8, 2017 China’s Antaike says global nickel deficit to shrink in 2018 Global deficit in nickel supply to drop 53,000 tonnes in 2018 from 98,000 tonnes this year, partly due to recovery in Chinese production growth.
November 8, 2017 Copper, iron ore prices up despite plunge in Chinese imports Copper cargoes drop more than 20% while iron ore shipments sink to one-and-a-half year lows.
November 7, 2017 Chinese battery maker CATL eyeing upstream cobalt investments China needs to ease its reliance on the Democratic Republic of Congo.
November 6, 2017 Canadian junior miners worth jumps for second year in a row Aggregate market cap of the top 100 junior mining companies was up 7% to $12.2 billion, a level not seen since 2010, but the group significantly underperformed the Venture Exchange…
November 6, 2017 Congo mining output rises, central bank warns of inflation risk Rising mining production should help ease some of the economic problems in Congo where inflation is expected to hit 48 percent this year.
ioneer expects partner search to conclude in H1 2026 In July, the Australian mine developer launched a formal strategic partnering process after Sibanye-Stillwater walked away from the lithium-boron project. December 19, 2025 | 08:18 am
