Trading giant keeps faith in copper despite rising trade tension Copper prices will rise this year as investors look past the ample global supplies and market turbulence to focus on the metal’s long-term outlook. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 1:47 pm
A withhold up in Mongolia? It is not conclusive that Rio avoided WHT on interest on shareholder loans, and there is no clear evidence to support the claims of treaty abuse. Alexandra Readhead | April 9, 2018 | 1:31 pm
Operations restarted at Newmont’s gold mines in Ghana -spokesman Operations were shut down on Saturday following an accident in which six construction workers were killed. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 12:24 pm
Venezuelan army’s economic prize begets a bloody grab for gold The bank is selling off gold to keep the country afloat, drawing down its reserves of the metal to $6.6 bn from almost $20 bn at the beginning of 2012. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 12:10 pm
Anglo looks past turmoil toward its next big copper bet in Peru Anglo American Plc is moving towards a multibillion-dollar decision on building the world’s next major copper mine in Peru. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:55 am
Relations sour at giant copper pit with automation looming Relations between the world’s largest copper producer, Codelco, and unions in its Chuquicamata division have reached the lowest point in years. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:32 am
US sanctions on Rusal threaten aluminium turmoil: Andy Home The first casualties of Deripaska's inclusion on the U.S. Treasury's sanction list announced on Friday have been the share prices of EN+ and Rusal. Reuters | April 9, 2018 | 11:08 am
Here are the firms feeding China’s battery revolution Chinese companies are leading the way in securing the raw materials needed for a massive expansion in battery capacity. Bloomberg News | April 9, 2018 | 11:06 am