January 9, 2018 Vale closes sale of fertilizer business to Mosaic for $1.4 billion Brazilian mining giant is retaining control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which was originally included in the deal.
January 9, 2018 Congo’s Gécamines urges Gov’t to revise 16-year-old mining code The World Bank-supported mining legislation was introduced to attract investment into copper and cobalt projects from global miners including Glencore Plc, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and China Molybdenum Co. Gécamines claims country…
January 8, 2018 Ivanhoe Mines and Zijin virtually triple hydroelectric output to support the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project Fresh Kakula resource estimate being prepared based on drilling completed to the end of December 2017.
January 8, 2018 Qatar to make copper wires, aluminium bars as it resists embargo Affiliate of Qatari conglomerate Aamal Co plans to build three factories to produce copper wires, aluminium bars and drums for cables.
January 8, 2018 Australian minerals companies paying their fair share in tax — report Aussie miners paid an effective tax rate of 51 per cent in 2015-16 in company tax and royalties – the second-highest tax ratio recorded since the survey began nine years…
January 8, 2018 As China restricts scrap, metal companies look to process copper abroad China told the WTO it would stop accepting certain types of foreign solid waste, including metals, in 2018 if they didn't meet stricter impurity thresholds.
January 5, 2018 Peru’s environmental deregulation to spur more mining-related protests: analysts The approval of the supreme decree 042-2017 in December might generate more unrest.
January 5, 2018 Pebble permit application completed The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accepted Pebble Limited Partnership’s wetlands-fill permit.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 5, 2018 Mining investments in Peru grew by 54.8% in November Investments grew by 54.8% compared to the same month of 2016.
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