Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper worries mount
Ulaanbaatar orders Rio Tinto to build domestic power plant for $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
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NioCorp’s product suite at its Elk Creek superalloy metals mine proposed as “critical minerals” under Trump initiative
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Acacia Mining admits in talks with Chinese over potential sale of Tanzania assets
Tanzania's top gold producer said in conversations with potential investors over a stake in some or all of its operations in the East African nation.
Japan’s Mitsui wants more of Chile’s Collahuasi copper mine, but none of Los Pelambres
Mitsui’s investments in Chile’s copper industry date back to the 1990s and it now has minority interests in a number of the country’s leading mines.
Mining sector unloved as investors find it hard to trust
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Vale’s iron ore output hit record high in 2017
Output of the steelmaking material reached 366.5 million tonnes last year, boosted by record high productionat Vale's northern system, which composed of its Carajás, Serra Leste and the massive S11D mine.
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London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks of aluminium have surged by almost a quarter of a million tonnes over the last five days.
Australian gold miner Newcrest says profit slides on output disruptions
On Thursday, Newcrest reported a 58% fall in half-year underlying profit, due to disruptions such as an earthquake hitting one of its key sites in 2017.
Russia’s Polyus 2017 adjusted net profit up 7%
Polyus saw rising sales last year and expects to both invest and produce more in 2018, aiming to up production at its new Natalka gold deposit.
