September 6, 2018 China’s CITIC to be Ivanhoe Mine’s top shareholder in $548m-deal Transaction, which gives CITIC a 20% stake in the Canadian miner, has received all necessary approvals and it’s expected to close on Sep. 19
September 5, 2018 Zambia to trim budget gap; May be considering higher mine taxes The Finance Ministry is targeting a budget shortfall of 6.5 percent of gross domestic product next year, compared to 7.4 percent this year.
September 5, 2018 Copper deal day hits with a flurry of M&A for the hottest metal “Everyone loves copper and everyone wants to buy it” has been this year’s mining mantra. Today the ball started rolling.
September 5, 2018 World’s biggest miner speeds hunt for copper assets, buys stake in SolGold BHP will gain access to SolGold's Cascabel project, in northern Ecuador, believed to have the potential to become one of the largest copper-gold assets ever discovered.
September 5, 2018 China’s Zijin to buy Nevsun for $1.41bn after Lundin takeover rejected The Chinese gold and base metals producer will give Nevsun Cdn$6 per share in cash, trumping Lundin’s C$4.75 a share bid launched in July.
September 4, 2018 Copper price takes another beating Chinese manufacturing gauge drops to 14-month low.
September 4, 2018 Construction starts at biggest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia With total reserves of around 26.7 million tonnes of copper, Udokan is the largest undeveloped copper deposit in Russia and one of the biggest in the world.
September 3, 2018 Mining dust could be affecting Chilean glaciers: activists Environmentalists say that glaciers close to mining sites could melt more rapidly.
September 3, 2018 India’s Anil Agarwal succeeds with Vedanta Resources buyout Some in the industry see this move as a prelude to a potentially broader deal with bigger miner Anglo American.
September 2, 2018 The challenge of creating a solution that avoids mining transcripts Developers want to ease up geologists' work.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
