U.S. sanctions Israeli billionaire Gertler over Congo deals
US Treasury said Gertler has used his close relationship with the country’s president, Joseph Kabila, to amass a fortune through corrupt and opaque deals.
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Copper price powers on
Eleven straight sessions of gains lift copper price to within sight of three-year highs.
Political crisis pushes out auction of giant Peru copper project again
Auction of $2 billion Michiquillay project in northern Peru slated for this week is canceled by the embattled government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
Western Australia government rejects Mineral Resources’ iron ore project
The decision is final and without appeal.
Ships in a bottleneck: China, Australia ports clogged as coal, iron ore demand soars
With some vessels waiting to load coal and iron ore outside Australian ports for over a month, key charter rates jumped to highest in more than three years.
Coming housing boom could mean it’s time to add raw materials
Increased home demand is good news for resources and raw materials.
Lithium rookie posts dizzying gain as promoter praises
The penny stock surged 250 percent in October when both the price of lithium and a benchmark of producers posted single-digit returns.
Moscow Exchange to launch deliverable gold futures in 2018
Launching deliverable futures for gold in 2018 is a move to further prop up bullion market liquidity, said bourse chief exec Alexander Afanasiev.
Scientists are searching for silver in laundry wastewater
The researchers have discovered how different variations in detergent chemistry impact the amount of metal they can get.
