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Brazil steelmaker Usiminas resumes some operations after plant blast

Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA will resume partial operations on Monday at its Ipatinga plant after an explosion injured 34 workers.

Reuters | August 13, 2018 | 12:48 pm

Seven die in Pakistan mine blast, six missing

A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.

Reuters | August 13, 2018 | 12:33 pm

CHARTS: Warning for bears as gold price drops through $1,200

Hedge funds' bearish bets hit new record amid historically low gold price volatility as new report warns of "complacency" and "trend projection".

Frik Els | August 13, 2018 | 12:07 pm

Soviet collapse echoes in China’s Belt and Road

Like the Soviet Union in the 1970s, China is coming to the end of a long labor-force boom and hoping that an orgy of investment will keep the old magic going while stabilizing its fraying frontiers.

Bloomberg Opinion | August 13, 2018 | 12:03 pm

Electric car bets boosting nickel demand, Nornickel says

Expectations of a boom in demand for electric vehicles are leading investors and battery makers to stockpile nickel and helping to fuel a spike in global prices of the metal.

Reuters | August 13, 2018 | 11:18 am

Chile braces for potential strike at Escondida copper mine

Chile's copper industry on Monday braced for the announcement of a potential strike at the world's biggest copper mine, Escondida.

Reuters | August 13, 2018 | 11:01 am

Russia’s richest lose $3.1B as tax plan hits shares

Russia’s super-rich tycoons lost more than $3 billion in one day.

Reuters | August 13, 2018 | 10:43 am

IAEA launches easy to use digital map of world’s uranium distribution

This edition classifies information by types of deposits and is unique in that it carries a vast amount of new information and knowledge - consolidating data from hundreds of public sources.

International Atomic Energy Agency | August 13, 2018 | 9:33 am