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Sirius Minerals buys its way into Brazil

Miner announced a share swap Monday, handing over £27m of stock for a 30 per cent stake in Cibra, Brazil's sixth largest distributor and a subsidiary of the privately held Omimex Group, a Texan oil and gas company.

Financial Times | September 18, 2018 | 3:28 am

Most profitable mining companies in 2017

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Vladimir Basov | September 17, 2018 | 4:08 pm

Glencore, China Moly face higher cobalt royalty taxes in Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo will declare cobalt a strategic metal, imposing a 10 percent royalty tax on producers.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2018 | 2:36 pm

Solar with batteries cheaper than gas in parts of US Southwest

Natural gas-fired power plants will be facing more price competition from solar farms in some parts of the U.S. as battery costs fall.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2018 | 2:19 pm

Ramaphosa gives taste of plan to kickstart South African economy

Ramaphosa revealed highlights of the plan at a Sept. 14 meeting and the full package should be announced at the Oct. 24 midterm budget.

Bloomberg News | September 17, 2018 | 10:16 am

Russian giant copper project aims to raise $1.25B in 2018

Spurred by high global appetite for cooper, the company in September started preparing the site for construction of a massive plant at the deposit.

Reuters | September 17, 2018 | 10:05 am

Philippines president repeats desire to “close all mining” after landslides

Environment and Natural Resources Secretary ordered all small-scale mining stopped in the Cordillera region, where landslides killed 24 people.

Reuters | September 17, 2018 | 9:55 am

South Africa’s Eskom has coal shortages at 10 power plants – spokesman

Eskom said on Monday that it had fewer than 20 days of coal supplies at 10 of its 15 coal-fired power stations, posing a threat to national power supplies.

Reuters | September 17, 2018 | 9:43 am

Relief for Rusal, but aluminium’s political risks remain

The United States has thrown Russian aluminium company Rusal a lifeline by loosening sanctions imposed on the company in April.

Reuters | September 17, 2018 | 9:36 am

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