Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market
Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with the precious metal setting a one-and-a-half year low.
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Copper price: BHP averts strike at Escondida
After a near 5% drop on Wednesday, news that a strike had been averted at the world's largest copper mine put a cap on hopes of a recovery for the bellwether metal.
Osisko Mining to acquire Beaufield Resources
Strategic location.
Russian miners explore payment schemes eschewing dollar
Russia favoured bilateral trade with all countries in their national currencies, rather than the dollar, but that the idea needed detailed work.
Nickel is dancing to a new electric (vehicle) beat
The world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry.
First-half diamond sales down 16 percent at Botswana’s Okavango
Marcus ter Haar said the company sold 1.778 million carats in the first half of 2018 compared with 1.808 million carats in the same period last year.
Oil major and miner ethics scrutinized by Methodist investors
The Methodist Church is prepared to back those committed to mending their ways.
Gold trading volumes double in Turkey amid currency crisis
First Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan argued citizens should buy gold, then he said sell.
Perth Mint launches first gold-backed ETF on NYSE
The new fund, which will trade under the ticker symbol AAAU, will charge a fee of 18 basis points, or 0.18 percent of the value of an investment.
