December 15, 2017 Australia cobalt rush accelerates on electric vehicle demand, DRC troubles Australia, home to world's second-biggest cobalt reserves, is seeing rush of interest in projects from makers of the batteries used in electric vehicles.
December 15, 2017 Indonesia, Freeport said to near new deal for Grasberg mine Under the new deal, Inalum will seek to acquire London-based Rio Tinto Group’s joint venture interest in Grasberg by March.
December 14, 2017 Finning signs $185m contract with Lundin Under the contract with Lundin, Finning will supply 70 pieces of heavy mining vehicles and machinery for Lundin’s mine complex in Chile.
December 14, 2017 Zambia sees 2017 copper output rising up to 850,000 tonnes Zambia's copper production is next year likely to increase further to reach 1 million tonnes, mines minister Christopher Yaluma said.
December 13, 2017 China’s Nov commodity imports confirm trends; copper the outlier: Russell In past three months, China’s commodity imports were extremely strong in Sept, unbelievably weak in Oct, now roaring back to strength in Nov.
December 13, 2017 Copper bears beware as strike risks rise in top producer Chile Copper forecasters are reassessing their projections as the top-producing country prepares for its busiest year ever for wage talks.
December 13, 2017 Antofagasta has a new project in Canada This is the second deal the Chilean miner signs with Vancouver-based Evrim Resource.
December 13, 2017 This is how much copper, nickel, cobalt an electric vehicle world needs Glencore's all in to supply surging demand for copper, nickel and cobalt from electric vehicle boom but CEO Ivan Glasenberg has "zero interest" in lithium.
December 13, 2017 Glencore is the tempting devil sat on mining’s shoulder: Gadfly Uniquely among its peers, Glencore derives a substantial slice of its earnings from trading commodities, rather than producing them.
December 13, 2017 Want to make money in industrial metals next year? Ask China how Base metals were hot this year with zinc, copper and aluminum among leaders, climbing between 15% and 23%. What about 2018? Analysts say China will know.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
