January 31, 2017 Freeport, Indonesia work out Grasberg deal US copper giant to be given temporary exemption under new mining rules to resume copper exports from Grasberg mine.
January 31, 2017 Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
January 31, 2017 US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year The country, however, was 100% import reliant on 20 mineral commodities, including rare earths, manganese and niobium, which are among a suite of materials often designated as “critical” or “strategic.”
January 30, 2017 Hedge funds have never been this bullish about copper price Chile closes ports servicing some of the world's biggest copper mines due to rough seas while Escondida strike looms.
January 30, 2017 Nickel price picked as 2017 winner New report forecasts 20% improvement in nickel price by end-2017 – copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver to retreat.
January 30, 2017 Frank Holmes: Time to grab the commodity bull market by the horns Frank discusses the gold and bond markets and how they have been driven by global uncertainty.
January 30, 2017 Argentina concludes official register of glaciers in mining areas Through a quietly released official announcement, the Federal Environment Secretary of Argentina, Sergio Bergman, informed that Argentina’s National Glacier Inventory has just completed a glacier count in the controversial Famatina…
January 30, 2017 Freeport may resume copper exports from Indonesia in ‘a day or two’ — authorities Government is considering to extend the miner a temporary permit, valid for up to six months, which would pave the way for Freeport to resume exports from Grasberg.
January 30, 2017 Newcrest Mining gold output falls, but copper rises Newcrest's gold production dropped to 614,715 ounces in the quarter ended in December, from 615,498 ounces in the three months immediately prior and 620,691 ounces a year ago.
January 27, 2017 Report: Freeport can ride out Grasberg storm Indonesia's concentrate export ban, new ownership rules and licence conversion worry investors in Arizona copper giant.
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
