August 17, 2017 Onerous procurement requirements of S. Africa’s 2017 Mining Charter to hit suppliers While suppliers are not required to comply with the 2017 Charter, the procurement targets for Holders indirectly require them to meet such targets to remain competitive.
August 17, 2017 BHP commits $2.5bn to extend life of Spence copper mine in Chile Project will extend the life of its Spence copper mine in Chile by over 50 years, at a time when copper prices have reach their highest levels since late 2014.
August 16, 2017 Congo reinstates miners’ VAT exemption on imports in U-turn The government owes mining companies about $700 million in VAT reimbursements from before last year's suspension.
August 16, 2017 Copper price surges to 32-month high as hedge funds place $20 billion bet Copper trades just short of $3 a pound as large scale futures speculators build massive bullish position and global supply worries resurface.
August 16, 2017 Mining in Australia is looking better There are several encouraging signs for the mining outlook in Australia.
August 16, 2017 China’s Chalco plans $500m investment in Guinea bauxite project The deal comes after a trip by the Guinean mines minister, Abdoulaye Magassouba, to China and follows other major Chinese investments in the resource-rich West African nation.
August 16, 2017 Copper price consensus outlook suggest rally will run out of steam Even the most optimistic forecasts for copper by year-end is below the spot price.
August 16, 2017 Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.
August 16, 2017 Flash floods hit Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations Flash floods have left one worker missing and caused extensive damage to a power plant at the miner's operations in the eastern-most province of Papua.
August 15, 2017 Strong rouble, one-off expenses hit Russia’s Nornickel’s H1 earnings Russia's Norilsk Nickel reported a 3 percent fall in first-half core earnings on Tuesday, missing analysts' forecasts, due to a stronger rouble and a jump in social expenses.
Argentina’s cradle of Malbec wine is warming up to copper mining The San Jorge copper-gold project, controlled by Zug-based Zonda Metals, would be a first for Mendoza. December 18, 2025 | 10:49 am
