Surface miners drive up savings in coal mining
Diverse studies and tests show that surface miners offer considerable advantages in terms of both economic efficiency and the final product.
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Western Australia sees wave of lithium and coal projects
Over the next few years, the lithium sector in Western Australia will benefit from project expenditure of several billion dollars.
Russia may buy aluminium for state stocks to support Rusal -minister
Russia has a plan to support world No.2 aluminium producer Rusal against U.S. sanctions put in place in April.
China exporting alumina again as soaring prices upend market
Contracts to export over 140,000 tonnes of alumina from China were signed in July amid a favourable price arbitrage.
Jiangxi Copper reports 54 pct jump in first-half net profit
The Nanchang-based company said its first-half net income came in at 1.28 billion yuan ($186.21 million), versus 830.2 million yuan a year earlier.
Acacia Mining searches for chairman as Dushnisky leaves for AngloGold
Kelvin Dushnisky, who leaves Acacia and its parent company Barrick, assumes as South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (JSE:ANG) new boss next week.
World’s ‘most beautiful’ electric car to hit the road in 2020
Announcement is nothing but good news to battery metals miners, which have seen demand for their mined commodities soar in the past year.
Copper fails miserably as an economic forecaster: Stephen Mihm
The global economy may well be headed for a serious downturn. But copper prices are no more indicative of that outcome than sunspots or any of the other forms of modern-day capitalist divination.
Chaarat Gold to buy polymetallic project as part of acquisition spree
Junior continues to pursue $800-million acquisition of Centerra Gold's Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan.
