Bitcoin points way to `massive change’ for commodity trading
Blockchain upending world’s financial markets with rise of bitcoin, and now the digital-ledger system is poised to do the same next year for raw materials.
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South Africa’s Sibanye-Stillwater to be No. 2 platinum miner with Lonmin buy
Sibanye said it would cut a third of Lonmin's employees and deliver savings of about $112 million a year by 2021.
As Glencore restarts capacity, is time up for zinc rally?
Glencore can't take full credit for bull surge of last 2 years but its curtailments acted as powerful accelerator to structural shift toward supply deficit.
Chile politics put Potash in tight spot on SQM stake sale
There is a lot at stake for Potash Corp, which purchased its interest in SQM piecemeal a decade ago and could stand to earn billions in the transaction.
Steel tycoon considers bid for Rio Tinto’s Dunkirk aluminium smelter
The Dunkirk plant, which the sources value at around $234.44 million, would add to the Gupta Family Group (GFG) conglomerate.
Fed spells relief for gold traders worried over rate-hike pace
By a 7-2 vote, the Fed on Wednesday raised the benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point, its third hike this year.
Africa’s Sula Iron and Gold changes gear with DRC cobalt license
Sula Iron and Gold plans to change name to African Battery Metals, reflecting a shift in focus after buying controlling stake in cobalt license stake in DRC.
Copper bears beware as strike risks rise in top producer Chile
Copper forecasters are reassessing their projections as the top-producing country prepares for its busiest year ever for wage talks.
Antofagasta has a new project in Canada
This is the second deal the Chilean miner signs with Vancouver-based Evrim Resource.
