Villagers invade Acacia’s North Mara mine in Tanzania
Hundreds of villagers near the North Mara gold mine in Tanzania invaded the mine for several days last week in an attempt to steal gold ore.
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Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell
Iron ore's demand-driven price surge last year is increasingly looking like an aberration as supply factors once again start to weaken the price outlook.
EUR/JPY exchange rate and gold
Some analysts claim that the cross rate between the euro and the yen affects the price of gold (the term “cross” meaning here that the quote does not involve the U.S. dollar). Are they right? Let’s see the chart below and check it out.
Cobalt 27 aims to tap electric car revolution with $150m IPO
Minerals company Cobalt 27 Capital Corp made its debut on Canada's Venture Exchange on Friday, raising C$200 million in a listing that offers investors exposure to cobalt, a key metal for batteries in electric cars.
Glencore fights back, sweetens deal for Rio Tinto’s Australian coal assets
Fresh bid is far better than the $2.55bn it offered earlier this month and considerably more than the $2.45bn offered by Yancoal, the Chinese-backed miner that is Rio’s preferred buyer.
SolGold up on Ecuador project results, Canada listing
Having climbed almost 64% since the start of the year, investor sentiment towards SolGold appears to be quite positive.
Chilean experts confirm Mandalay’s mine fully flooded, including trapped workers shelter
Chances of finding the missing workers alive are almost nil, they say.
Australia’s Atlas defers new iron ore mine over price falls
Australia's Atlas Iron, which narrowly escaped collapse when iron or prices crashed in 2015, has deferred construction of a new mine, citing weak prices for the steelmaking commodity.
Freeport Indonesia says giant copper mine running as normal despite strike
Company says Grasberg copper mine is running as normal
