Militia kills five in attack on Banro Corp’s east Congo gold mine
Fighting between the Congolese army and a local militia in eastern DRC forced Banro to suspend operations at the Namoya gold mine for a month in mid-2017.
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Distraction or disaster? Freeport’s giant Indonesian mine haunted by audit report
As follow-up to the audit, the environment minister issued two decrees that gave Freeport six months to overhaul management of its mine waste at Grasberg.
China opening may spark iron ore to become more like crude oil: Russell
Iron ore is still a long way behind other commodity markets, such as crude oil, where paper trade exceeds physical by large multiples.
Electric vehicles seen driving cobalt crunch by mid-2020s
Demand for electric vehicles, using cobalt in batteries, could spark a deficit of cobalt as soon as 2022.
Chinese battery firms join Responsible Cobalt Initiative
German car manufacturer Daimler also joined the RCI last month.
Pebble developer craters after copper giant pulls out
Northern Dynasty stock drops 32% after pact with First Quantum to build giant Alaska copper-gold mine collapses.
Agarwal wants to build Indian commodity giant to rival majors
Despite its insatiable appetite for materials, India is yet to impose itself among the mining heavyweights like Australia, China or even the U.K.
In lithium hot spot, ghost towns recall another boom gone bust
While lithium today isn’t the linchpin of Chile’s economy (that would be copper), miners are aggressively expanding production.
Lithium price: Massive supply response gets underway
SQM, world no 3 lithium miner, plans to nearly quadruple capacity in fewer than three years – to the equivalent of 84% of global output last year.
