August 29, 2017 Freeport to yield control of giant Grasberg copper mine to Indonesia The company has greed to reduce its stake in the Grasberg mine to 49% in exchange for licenses to operate the massive copper and gold pit until 2041.
August 28, 2017 Brazil to redo Amazon mining decree after criticism Brazil's government will revise a decree that opened up a vast mineral reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining responding to overwhelming criticism.
August 28, 2017 Copper price powers on but doubts are starting to creep in Hedge funds' bullish bets set new record, but is the copper market "overreacting to short-term conditions and ignoring several warning signs"?
August 25, 2017 China’s metals trade fragments into multiple narratives: Andy Home China's metals trade figures were once a spotlight on the state of the world's manufacturing engine and price driver.
August 25, 2017 Glencore’s Zambian unit says investments at risk due to power issues Power has been restricted due to a dispute over new, higher tariffs.
August 25, 2017 Philippines to expand mining ban to watershed areas, ore exports In an effort to receive more financial benefits from mining operations, the government's proposal will also require investors in the sector to get legislative approval before operating.
August 24, 2017 Copper price rally is only gathering momentum Copper price jumps to near three-year high as likely impact of Chinese scrap metal import ban sparks another session of speculative buying.
August 24, 2017 OZ Minerals to build $700 mln copper mine in Australia OZ would begin construction of its Carrapateena copper mine in Australia, the country's largest undeveloped copper project, which it estimated would cost A$916 million ($724 million).
August 24, 2017 COLUMN-COMEX copper stocks are at 13-year highs, and rising: Andy Home COMEX stocks are the third, often forgotten component of the global copper inventory picture.
August 24, 2017 Congo H1 copper output up 15%, inflation to hit 52%-cbank Copper output in Congo, Africa's top producer of the metal, rose 15 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2017 to more than half a million tonnes, and cobalt production…
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
