Kaz Minerals surprises market with dividend, Russian copper project buy
The copper miner said it would pay a dividend of 6 cents per share, the first since 2012, when it began ramping up its two mines in Kazakhstan.
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Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market
Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with the precious metal setting a one-and-a-half year low.
Copper price: BHP averts strike at Escondida
After a near 5% drop on Wednesday, news that a strike had been averted at the world's largest copper mine put a cap on hopes of a recovery for the bellwether metal.
Osisko Mining to acquire Beaufield Resources
Strategic location.
Russian miners explore payment schemes eschewing dollar
Russia favoured bilateral trade with all countries in their national currencies, rather than the dollar, but that the idea needed detailed work.
Nickel is dancing to a new electric (vehicle) beat
The world used almost 2.2 million tonnes of nickel last year. Around two thirds of that metal was absorbed by the stainless steel industry.
First-half diamond sales down 16 percent at Botswana’s Okavango
Marcus ter Haar said the company sold 1.778 million carats in the first half of 2018 compared with 1.808 million carats in the same period last year.
