June 2, 2018 Rio Tinto completes sale of Australian coal asset As soon as the sale was completed, Rio received $150 million in cash and is set to get an unconditional cash payment of $50 million due in 12 months.
June 1, 2018 Cobalt price: Congo production surges Top supplier of battery raw material ups output 34% year on year.
June 1, 2018 China’s COSCO to build $2 bln shipping port in Peru China is Peru's top trade partner and imports most of the minerals the South American country produces.
June 1, 2018 Silver miners’ Q1’18 fundamentals The major silver miners’ stocks remain deeply out of favor, languishing near multi-year lows.
June 1, 2018 Canada’s Teck adopts new resource extraction technology Teck displayed some of its high-tech approaches to mining at the recent B.C. Tech Summit.
June 1, 2018 Nickel price is soaring Up 75% in a year battery producers stock up on high grade exchange-held metal in anticipation of electric vehicle boom.
June 1, 2018 Southern has copper giants in crosshairs with Peru expansion Southern Copper Corp. is preparing to scale the ranking of global producers by spending more than $10 billion in Peru and Mexico.
June 1, 2018 Congo court rejects Glencore bid to move copper dissolution case The decision is a setback for the Swiss commodity trader, which is facing multiple disputes in the central African nation.
June 1, 2018 BHP Escondida mine workers in Chile start new wage talks The Anglo-Australian miner has until mid-June to respond to the union's demands.
Chinese copper smelter, Antofagasta agree to record low fees Tough negotiations reflected a market facing abundant refining capacity but tight global ore supplies. December 22, 2025 | 12:20 pm