December 11, 2017 Small Canadian miners in pole position for electric vehicle battery boon Canadian developers of cobalt and lithium mines stand to benefit from a round of investments from the makers of EVs and the batteries powering them.
December 11, 2017 Bitcoin contracts are still tiny in the world of commodity futures “The bitcoin’s super-high volatility is not for everyone’s taste,” said Randy Frederick, vice president of trading and derivatives with Charles Schwab & Co.
December 11, 2017 Congo mines say revised code threatens industry’s future Monday, mining companies in the DRC said that proposed changes to mining code adopted by lower house of parliament would do lasting damage to investment.
December 10, 2017 Wisconsin to lift sulphide mining ban In six months sulphide miners in Wisconsin could be back in business.
December 8, 2017 Iron ore, copper prices recover after record Chinese imports November copper concentrate shipments to China hits all-time monthly high – annual iron ore imports set to easily surpass 2016's record 1 billion tonnes.
December 8, 2017 Tanzania-Zambia railway authority resumes transportation of copper Friday, TAZARA resumed transportation of copper which had halted on Tuesday after unionised workers went on strike.
December 8, 2017 Mongolian Gov’t can’t nationalize Erdenet Copper Mine — court Erdenet, which produces 530,000 tons of ore annually, is one of Asia’s biggest copper and molybdenum mines and a top tax contributor to the country’s $12 billion economy.
December 8, 2017 Chile’s Codelco hiring for underground expansion of Chuquicamata About 150 workers will be pre-selected as a result of the process, which closes on Dec. 24. They’ll join the over 1,100 employees already working on the much-needed project.
December 7, 2017 Canadian federal court rejects Taseko’s proposed $1.5bn copper-gold project The federal court dismissed Taseko's applications for New Prosperity Mine, and ordered the company to pay court costs to the Tsilhqot’in First Nation.
December 7, 2017 Vedanta’s Zambian arm to set up new processing plants Vedanta Resources said Thursday its Zambian subsidiary KCM plans to set up new copper smelter, cobalt refinery and more under a $1 bln investment programme.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
