December 18, 2017 First Quantum buys option for stake in Northern Dynasty project Northern Dynasty Minerals, owner of the Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska, said rival First Quantum Minerals acquired the option to buy half of the project for $1.50 billion.
December 17, 2017 Copper jumps to 3-week high Benchmark copper on the LME settled up 1.4% to US$6,886 a tonne.
December 15, 2017 US lab tests record-breaking magnet The "32 T" is 3,000 times stronger than a small refrigerator magnet.
December 15, 2017 CHART: High flying metals to fall back to earth in 2018 Panel of investment banks and research houses forecast declines in copper, zinc, lead and palladium prices in 2018.
December 15, 2017 BMW throws fuel on cobalt, lithium fire: ‘we’ll need 10x as much’ “We’ve been intensively focusing on how to manage future cobalt supply for a year now. Before, it wasn’t clear just how quickly demand will accelerate.”
December 15, 2017 Poland’s KGHM considers appeal against British Columbia mine rejection On Friday, KGHM said it was considering next step after BC said it would not issue an environmental certificate for its Ajax copper and gold mine.
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.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
