February 5, 2018 Private capital favours investing in copper over gold for first time New report shows private equity investment in mining jumped to $2.3 billion last year, with the bulk going into copper and battery metals.
February 5, 2018 Congo seeks more cobalt market control as batteries drive boom The Democratic Republic of Congo will seek greater control of the global cobalt market by engaging directly with car and battery manufacturers.
February 5, 2018 Bluejay Mining seeks pigment riches as Greenland’s ice retreats The company aims to achieve output of the world's highest grade deposit of ilmenite in Greenland next year, its CEO said.
February 5, 2018 Congo’s Gecamines to rework contracts with foreign partners Some of the company’s international mining partners include major names such as Glencore, China Molybdenum and Ivanhoe.
February 5, 2018 Pile-of-cash dilemma for mining industry once crippled by slump With metals from zinc to palladium trading at multi-year highs, four of the world’s top producers generated combined free cash flow last year of about $87 million a day.
February 5, 2018 Randgold doubles dividend as CEO charges against DRC mining code Randgold boosted divvy to $2 a share, after a year of record production and soaring profits, but warned the good times may be over soon as it’s now facing demanding…
February 4, 2018 Randgold calls Congo’s new mining code “draconian” Mark Bristow says the law will “severely limit the growth of the mining industry in the DRC as well as the country's own economic prospects.”
February 2, 2018 Rio Tinto back in race for stake in world’s largest lithium miner Rio’s renewed interest in SQM is welcome by the Chilean government, which had expressed concerns about a potential and dangerous concentration in the market should major lithium producers, such as…
February 2, 2018 Commodity boom has a dark side as cost creep erodes windfall Mining and metal companies are rediscovering the downside of rallying prices: higher costs.
February 2, 2018 Electric cars and niche metals lure cash to Africa’s mines Here are five metals grabbing attention across the continent.
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