The mining world watches as Congo counts votes for next leader
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in uncharted waters as the nation awaits election results marking the end of President Joseph Kabila’s rule.
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China iron ore futures hit over 2-month peak on restocking hopes
Chinese steel futures rose on Friday buoyed by expectations that steel mills would replenish their stocks of the raw material.
Zambia says audit shows mining firms in arrears to government
Mining companies have been demanding Zambia pay the $550-$600 million due to them in Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds.
China to step up crackdown on rare earth sector: ministry
China launched the crackdown on the rare earth sector in 2009, with authorities claiming that illegal activities drove down global prices and made it impossible to cover the huge environmental costs of production.
Indian rescuers struggle to pump out water from flooded mine
The mine became flooded after at least 15 miners went down the narrow pit on Dec. 13.
Congo slashes cobalt output estimate for Jan-Sept 2018
The revision means that output of cobalt rose 35.9 percent compared to the same period in 2017, rather than 92.5 percent as the bank said previously.
Hedge-fund bear Odey said to gain 53% in a bleak year for rivals
Hedge-fund contrarian Crispin Odey’s bearish bets finally paid off as the stock-market selloff he had long predicted kicked in.
China slowdown a big threat to industrial metals in 2019 — analyst
With metals ringing off the new year on a weak note, both price- and demand-wise, BMO Metals says the main questions for 2019 revolve around China and whether its government is doing enough to slow the country's economic contraction.
Canadian M&A seen rising after hitting 12-year high in 2018
Merger-and-acquisition activity in Canada is expected to strengthen in 2019 as a slump in oil prices could fuel consolidation among energy companies and cannabis deals gain momentum.
