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China’s Chalco plans $500m investment in Guinea bauxite project

The deal comes after a trip by the Guinean mines minister, Abdoulaye Magassouba, to China and follows other major Chinese investments in the resource-rich West African nation.

Reuters | August 16, 2017 | 10:11 am

Copper price consensus outlook suggest rally will run out of steam

Even the most optimistic forecasts for copper by year-end is below the spot price.

MINING.com Editor | August 16, 2017 | 7:17 am

Zinc prices hit decade-high on shrinking Chinese stockpiles

Metal traded above $3,000 per tonne on the LME for the first time since November 2007.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2017 | 7:16 am

US researchers find unexpected new source of much-needed lithium

Lithium needed for rechargeable batteries used in high tech devices and electric cars might soon be extracted from calderas surrounding dormant supervolcanoes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 16, 2017 | 3:30 am

Flash floods hit Freeport Indonesia’s mining operations

Flash floods have left one worker missing and caused extensive damage to a power plant at the miner's operations in the eastern-most province of Papua.

Reuters | August 16, 2017 | 2:53 am

Police detain central figure in mining’s largest corruption scandal

Israeli diamond billionaire Beny Steinmetz, four others, in custody of Israeli police on suspicion of fraud, forgery, obstruction of justice and bribery.

Frik Els | August 15, 2017 | 1:29 pm

Is this the start of a hot new metals bull market?

Major U.S. indices slid for a second straight week as President Donald Trump and North Korea both escalated their saber-rattling.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | August 15, 2017 | 11:15 am

Ross Beaty: “Trump will be forgotten”

In an exclusive Critical Resource Q&A, leading mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty gives his investment tips, puts the boot in on the Trump agenda, and calls for more renewables and less consumption to avoid ecological collapse.

Critical Resource | August 15, 2017 | 10:43 am

Tech guru unveils new battery to challenge lithium-ion

The rise of electric vehicles and the quest to find solutions to energy storage for the renewables industry have created a breeding ground for tech experts to develop battery technologies.

Oilprice.com | August 15, 2017 | 10:11 am

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