Poor left out of mining profits as ‘resource curse’ hits Kenya
There were cases of displacement of communities, workers subjected to unsafe conditions, as well as soil, water and air pollution.
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Impact of electric cars in medium-term copper demand ‘overrated’, experts say
Increasing disposable income in emerging economies and the adoption of greener technologies, are the two factors to drive most of the expected increased demand in copper during the next five years.
Glencore is losing billionaire allies to Trump’s sanctions
In just four months, Glencore Plc chief Ivan Glasenberg has lost two of his closest business allies, billionaires Oleg Deripaska and Dan Gertler.
Eurasian Resources Group: market outlook 2018
The past couple of months have featured a broad retracement of the metals complex, away from the recent highs.
Sharps Pixley sees 253% increase in gold sales as tensions run high
The high levels of gold sales was a record for the store which opened in January 2016 and was roughly double its previous best month.
Coal dead? Peak oil demand? Five takes on fossil fuels’ future
Mining mogul Bob Murray offered a passionate defense of coal, asserting that we’d all “die in the dark” without it.
Harmony Gold says $519,000 of metal stolen from S. African mine
Thieves broke into Harmony Gold Mining Co.’s Kalgold mine Tuesday morning and stole 12 kilograms (386 ounces) of the precious metal.
Agarwal offers Anglo help in tapping India’s 1.3 billion people
The mining tycoon wasn’t explicit about whether he wanted to assist Anglo with increasing sales to India or to start operating mines there.
‘Urban mining’ in S.Korea pulls rare battery materials from recycled tech
In 2016, the most recent year from which data is available, 19.6 trillion won ($18.38 billion) worth of metals were extracted from recycled materials.