February 19, 2018 Mining M&A jumps to 4-year high – expect more in 2018 New report says "deals in lithium, copper and cobalt are expected to feature high on the agenda of management teams across the industry."
February 19, 2018 Indonesia hands Freeport, Amman, quota for 2018 copper exports Freeport McMoRan Inc was issued a quota to export 1,247,866 wet metric tonnes (wmt) of copper concentrate up to Feb 15, 2019.
February 18, 2018 Moody’s bullish on base metals, US steel Base metals should continue to do well in 2018 along with the US steel industry, though American coal will continue to lose ground to natural gas.
February 17, 2018 Battery-technology metals to leave gold, silver in the dust: readers A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will perform better than precious or base metals this year.
February 16, 2018 Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper worries mount Ulaanbaatar orders Rio Tinto to build domestic power plant for $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
February 16, 2018 Acacia Mining admits in talks with Chinese over potential sale of Tanzania assets Tanzania's top gold producer said in conversations with potential investors over a stake in some or all of its operations in the East African nation.
February 16, 2018 Japan’s Mitsui wants more of Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine, but none of Los Pelambres Mitsui’s investments in Chile’s copper industry date back to the 1990s and it now has minority interests in a number of the country’s leading mines.
February 16, 2018 Mining sector unloved as investors find it hard to trust Data shows that two years after the worst of the raw materials slump is over, investors are still not ready to pour in fresh funds despite a price rally.
February 15, 2018 Pembridge grabs copper-gold-silver mine in Canada’s Yukon With the acquisition of Capstone's Minto mine, Pembridge Resources is set to become a cash flow generating copper producer.
February 15, 2018 Kinross secures low-cost power for Brazil’s largest gold mine With the acquisition of two hydroelectric plants, the miner expects to eliminate about 70% of future power purchases.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
