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Copper giant Chile gears up for busiest year ever of wage talks

Chilean mines will negotiate contracts with 32 unions next year, representing about three-quarters of the country’s copper output, or about one-fifth of world production.

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2017 | 10:45 am

Gold traders are ‘jaded’ to global fears ahead of expected fed hike

In face of rapidly changing world, gold investors appear to be focusing more on strength of the global economy and are becoming less sensitive to turmoil.

Bloomberg News | December 12, 2017 | 9:50 am

Vale’s reality check for nickel’s electric vehicle dreams: Andy Home

While "everyone knows there are great opportunities" for nickel in the EV sector, "prices are not there", according to Vale Chief Exec Fabio Schvartsman,

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 9:09 am

ArcelorMittal coal miners widen strike in Kazakhstan

A sit-in by miners of ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit widened to all of the firm's coal mines on Tuesday as hundreds of workers demanded a 100 percent wage rise.

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 8:51 am

Bitcoin firms won’t be included in Israel share indexes -regulator

Israel's markets regulator said bitcoin-based companies wouldn't be included in any indexes on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange but should not be banned in trade.

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 8:30 am

Glencore’s marketing division EBIT to come in at top of range

The company also confirmed its 2018 dividend policy would include a fixed dividend of $1bn and said it would reactivate idled capacity "when appropriate".

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 8:13 am

World’s biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine

China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world."

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 12, 2017 | 7:13 am

Argentina’s Don Nicolás gold-silver project goes into production

Initial work at the Santa Cruz site started back in 2009.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 6:48 pm

US Senate Chairman presses nuclear regulators on uranium exports by US firm owned by Russia

Senator John Barrasso is expanding a 2010 investigation into the Obama administration’s approval of the sale of Uranium One’s uranium recovery facilities to the Russian state-owned firm Atomredmetzoloto.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 5:45 pm

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