Peru mines minister sees investment up on high prices, permits
Mining investment in Peru set to fall for a fourth straight year in 2017, but Mining Minister Cayetana Aljovin expects it to bounce back in 2018.
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Africa largest untapped source of growth for industry and would provide huge opportunity, says Rio Tinto's chief executive of energy and minerals.
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Sibanye-Stillwater shuts down Cooke gold mine, about 7,000 laid off
Company said it would keep its Beatrix West gold mine running for as long as it makes a profit, on average, over any continuous period of three months.
Gold demand from China picks up again
Total gold consumption, including jewellery and bullions but excluding the central bank’s purchases, rose 16% to 815.9 tonnes in the first nine months of the year.
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
Although there have been small gains in coal output and hiring this year, driven by foreign demand, production levels remain near lows hit in 1978.
