Electronic waste at new high, squandering gold, other metals-study
Raw materials in 2016 scrap worth an estimated $64.61 billion, including metals such as gold, silver, copper, platinum and palladium, U.N.-backed study said.
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Aurubis sees focus on internal growth, still open to takeovers
Aurubis plans to make use of its expertise to expand processing of complex copper concentrates (ores) and scrap, CEO Juergen Schachler said.
World Bank to stop funding oil and gas projects
The institution will stop all lending for oil and gas projects after 2019, with some exceptions.
World’s third-largest insurer to divest from oil sands and pipelines
AXA and three other French investment groups follow the World Bank's lead.
Responsible Jewellery Council certifies Alrosa’s mining and business practices
The RJC conducted a months-long sustainability audit.
Zinc price dodges bullet
Top zinc producer Glencore's total output to dip next year despite restarting its Australian mine.
Shares in Toronto-listed Katanga Mining surge 50% on Congo mine restart
Glencore's Toronto-listed Katanga Mining subsidiary set to produce nearly a third of world's cobalt, as prices of battery metal more than doubles.
U.S. court upholds Grand Canyon uranium mining ban, but allows mine nearby
A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower-court ruling keeping a ban on uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, but also upheld a separate decision allowing a uranium mine nearby to open.
Copper giant Chile gears up for busiest year ever of wage talks
Chilean mines will negotiate contracts with 32 unions next year, representing about three-quarters of the country’s copper output, or about one-fifth of world production.
