April 12, 2018 Poor left out of mining profits as ‘resource curse’ hits Kenya There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution.
April 12, 2018 Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five…
April 12, 2018 Eurasian Resources Group: market outlook 2018 The past couple of months have featured a broad retracement of the metals complex, away from the recent highs.
April 11, 2018 Glencore to declare force majeure on some aluminium supply Glencore Chief Executive Ivan Glasenberg resigned from his role as Rusal director on Tuesday
April 11, 2018 Vedanta Resources expects supply constraints to sustain zinc prices Vedanta could accelerate expansion of its African zinc operations to take advantage of strong prices.
April 11, 2018 Rio Tinto defends executive bonus structure Proxy adviser Glass Lewis criticised the firm for paying out bonuses in 2017, a year when two employees died at work.
April 11, 2018 Mining industry must improve human rights, environment protection — index The Responsible Mining Index, launched in Geneva on Wednesday, assesses the policies and practices of 30 large companies that produce 25 percent of mined commodities, from gold to copper and…
April 10, 2018 Vedanta’s request to renew copper smelter operations in India rejected The rejection comes amid almost daily protests against a proposed expansion of the smelter by the people of Thootukudi.
April 10, 2018 Copper supply crunch earlier than predicted — experts Copper production will peak in the second half of 2019, making a growing supply deficit much more real.
April 10, 2018 Mantos Copper expanding Chile mine projects despite rising costs Once these projects are completed, Mantos Copper expects its production to nearly double to 165,000 tonnes annually.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am