September 12, 2017 South Africa’s NUMSA union demands 15 percent wage hike in coal sector The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has demanded Glencore raise coal mining wages by 15 percent.
September 11, 2017 Eldorado Gold to halt all operations in Greece Citing delays in permits from the Greek government, the company said no additional investment would be made into the Olympias and Skouries projects or the Stratoni mine, which it acquired…
September 11, 2017 Zambia sees copper output easing slightly this year Mainly due to lower output from Konkola Copper Mines, a subsidiary of London-listed Vedanta Resource
September 11, 2017 Petra Diamonds shares crater after Tanzania seizes $15 million shipment The diamond miner also had to halt operations at its Williamson mine as several key employees are being questioned by local authorities.
September 10, 2017 The oil market is bigger than all metal markets combined Ever since the invention of the internal combustion engine, oil has been one of the most crucial commodities on Earth.
September 10, 2017 New WA nickel mine hoping to cash in on battery demand A new nickel mine that just opened in Western Australia is pinning its hopes on the use of nickel in electric vehicle batteries.
September 8, 2017 Copper, iron ore price drops bring mayhem to mining stocks Is the industrial metals and steelmaking raw materials rally at en end?
September 8, 2017 Copper price rally comes to crashing halt after Chinese data disappoint Copper price drops more than 3% after Chinese imports stay flat for fourth month in a row and concentrate cargoes decline.
September 8, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis” South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of…
September 7, 2017 Cuba shuts down nickel industry as Hurricane Irma approaches Cuba has begun to shut down its nickel industry in preparation for Hurricane Irma, state-run television said on Thursday.
Europe trawls for alternative aluminum supply in face of Mozal shutdown The plant shipped almost 430,000 tons of aluminum to the EU in the first 10 months of 2025. December 16, 2025 | 12:25 pm
