October 10, 2018 RNC Minerals recovers giant gold slab from its mine in Australia The company believes the stones are among the biggest of their kind ever unearthed in the country.
October 7, 2018 Britain’s CNM plans to relaunch Zambia nickel mine next year The decision to restart output at the mine comes despite plans by the government to hike mining taxes to bring down mounting public debt.
October 3, 2018 Axiom soars on near supply deal for Isabel nickel mine in Solomon Islands Mining at the project in the Pacific nation will start in December, with ore shipments expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.
October 2, 2018 Uganda to join transparency program as it seeks mining investors The East African nation seeks to reassure potential investors that it isn’t involved in “conflict minerals.”
October 1, 2018 Forty-five per cent of cars sold in Norway last month were electric: report No gas or balloons needed.
September 28, 2018 China battery firms set up $700m nickel joint venture in Indonesia Several global metals producers have also set their sights on Indonesia's nickel reserves, looking to tap an expected surge in demand for the battery metal.
September 27, 2018 Freeport, Rio formally yield control of giant Grasberg mine to Indonesia Agreements give a majority stake in the giant Grasberg copper and gold mine to a local state-owned firm, becoming the country’s biggest divestment by a foreign resources company.
September 26, 2018 Brazil’s Vale shareholders near deal to pay Eletron $692m Two major shareholders of Brazilian mining company Vale SA are likely to reach an agreement on Wednesday to pay 2.82 billion reais ($692 million) to Eletron to settle a dispute over…
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