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Congo expects declaration on strategic metals by end of October

Companies including Glencore, China Moly and Randgold Resources Ltd. have criticized the new laws as violating their rights, as well as being a deterrent to future investment, and are continuing to lobby for it to be significantly modified.

Bloomberg News | September 18, 2018 | 7:30 am

Russian giant copper project in talks to raise $1.25B

A company owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is in talks to raise $1.25 billion from Russian banks by the start of 2019 to build a massive mining and metallurgical plant at Russia's biggest untapped copper deposit.

Reuters | September 18, 2018 | 6:13 am

BHP ditching ‘Billiton’ from its name, trims CEO pay rise

Miner will ask shareholders at the annual meeting in October to vote to rename the company in an effort to emphasize its Australian roots.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2018 | 5:13 am

Eldorado demands $877m from Greece as compensation for permit delays

The non-judicial request relates to damages suffered by the company as a result of a longer-than-expected wait for its Skouries project's permits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 18, 2018 | 3:45 am

Sirius Minerals buys its way into Brazil

Miner announced a share swap Monday, handing over £27m of stock for a 30 per cent stake in Cibra, Brazil's sixth largest distributor and a subsidiary of the privately held Omimex Group, a Texan oil and gas company.

Financial Times | September 18, 2018 | 3:28 am