December 6, 2017 Copper’s art of the deal The seeds of Tuesday's 4.6 percent copper slump -- the sharpest in almost three years -- were planted in a scarcely noted non-event earlier this month.
December 6, 2017 Vale expects to sell up to $1.5 bln in non-core assets through 2020 The Brazilian miner revealed these expectations in a presentation to investors in New York on Wednesday.
December 6, 2017 LME to deal clearing blow to new metals platform NFEx The London Metal Exchange unlikely to provide clearing services for proposed new trading platform NFEx, a significant obstacle to the new exchange.
December 6, 2017 Suncor Energy begins regulatory process to add significant low-carbon power with cogeneration at its Oil Sands operations To remain globally cost and carbon competitive, Suncor took first steps to replace coke-fired boilers with two cogeneration units at Oil Sands Base Plant.
December 6, 2017 This new model tracks copper use from cradle to grave…to reincarnation Research also charts rapid growth of China’s copper use.
December 6, 2017 Newmont raises output target for 2018, lowers expected costs The world’s No.2 gold miner is also planning to boost dividend by at least 50% next year, based on balance sheet improvements and the performance of its gold mines.
December 6, 2017 Tanzania-Zambia railway halts copper transportation after strike The line is an important route for copper exports from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s top copper producer.
December 5, 2017 Glencore, Canadian teachers launch mining royalty firm BaseCore Metals will be independently operated and have its own board of directors.
December 5, 2017 Indonesia to grab Rio Tinto stake in Grasberg mine After pumping billions into the Indonesian mine for almost 25 years, Rio might be able to see a decent return as the country’s government plans to acquire the miner’s 40%…
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