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South32 prepares to spin off South African coal assets within six months

President and chief operating officer Mike Frasersaid company has received a number of offers for the assets, which it up for sale in November last year as part of a shift away from coal.

Reuters | February 6, 2018 | 10:21 am

Gold demand – Q4 recovery fails to mitigate full year declines in 2017

A late rally in physical gold buying failed to prevent a drop in full-year demand last year to its lowest since 2009, the World Gold Council said, as weaker fund investment outstripped a bump in jewellery consumption.

World Gold Council | February 6, 2018 | 10:04 am

Zimbabwe to enter lithium market with $1.4bn mine

Country is backing Prospect Resources’ (ASX:PSC) Arcadia lithium project, expected to generate that much revenue over eight years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2018 | 8:55 am

De Beers on exploration spree as secures South Africa licences

The Anglo American unit is also said to be eying exploration licences in Zimbabwe and Congo.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2018 | 6:02 am

Investment poised to increase in Chile – central bank survey

Chile's economy is poised to improve by mid-year as rebounding copper prices and President-elect Sebastian Pinera's promise of business-friendly policies increase optimism among investors.

Reuters | February 6, 2018 | 3:49 am

Sandvik invests $25 million to boost use of metal 3D printing

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file and Sandvik wants to use it for scale production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2018 | 3:12 am