April 5, 2018 Och-Ziff deal isn’t final yet as judge weighs `victim’ Bid An Och-Ziff unit is due to be sentenced after it pleaded guilty to participating in a bribery conspiracy to help acquire mining assets.
April 5, 2018 Vedanta copper unit draws ire of movie stars on pollution claims Stars-turned-politicians are lending their voices to protests by neighboring villagers against the plant in Tamil Nadu because of health concerns.
April 5, 2018 World’s top miner BHP quits global coal group over climate stance The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on…
April 4, 2018 Silver and copper might help your clothes monitor you Silver-coated copper nanowires could be used to embed fitness trackers and health monitors into shirts.
April 4, 2018 Canadian junior joins ‘staking rush’ in Brazil Altamira Gold is mimicking big players' strategies in the Juruena Belt.
April 4, 2018 South African court backs industry on black ownership Uncertainty around the Mining Charter and ownership levels have deterred investment in a sector that accounts for 8% of the country's economic output.
April 4, 2018 Trafigura signs three-year cobalt deal with Congo miner Trafigura has already increased its foothold in nickel with an exclusive offtake agreement with Finland's Terrafame, that also produces zinc and cobalt.
April 4, 2018 Teck ups stake in Chile Quebrada Blanca copper mine in $162.5m deal Company now owns 90% of Compañía Minera Teck Quebrada Blanca, which main asset is the namesake copper project in Northern Chile.
April 4, 2018 Miners, commodities hit as US-China trade war heats up Mining companies saw its shares plummet along with metal prices on Wednesday as China announced additional tariffs on US products, a move experts say is likely to heighten global concerns…
April 4, 2018 Revitalised demand growth to buttress molybdenum prices Healthy demand for molybdenum rich stainless steel, especially from the oil and gas industry, plus sluggish supply growth are expected to keep the price of this minor metal riding high.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
