December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 18, 2017 Russia’s Nornickel opens $2.5 bln credit line for refinancing The proceeds will be used for refinancing existing debt, financing capital expenditure and general corporate purposes.
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 8, 2017 Platinum’s discount to palladium hits 16-year-high Palladium hit high of $1,022.70 Thursday, just off a 16-year high from last week, while platinum hit a low of $887.50 per ounce.
November 29, 2017 Luxembourg, Japan team up to explore and mine space resources The five-year cooperation agreement covers the exchange of information and expertise on the exploration and mining of out-of-earth resources.
November 20, 2017 Russia miner Nornickel sees capex rising by 2019-2020 The company plans to increase capital expenditure to an average of $2.3 billion to $2.5 billion a year in 2019 and 2020 from about $2 billion in 2018.
November 20, 2017 Norilsk Nickel to increase 2017 palladium purchases Head of Global Sales and Marketing Markus Meurer said purchases in 2017 would rise to as much as 600,000 oz of palladium, compared to 160,764 oz last year.
November 14, 2017 Planetary Resources readies asteroid mining technology for Dec. launch The Arkyd-6 spacecraft includes core technology that will be used in the company’s asteroid exploration program.
November 3, 2017 London Metal Exchange Week galvanised by electric dreams: Andy Home This year, copper was shoved out of the London limelight by new hot metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel.
October 31, 2017 Russia’s Nornickel sticks to 2017 output forecast after strong quarter Russia's Norilsk Nickel, the world's second-largest nickel and top palladium producer, reaffirmed its previous 2017 output forecast on Monday after a strong third quarter.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
