Indonesia, Freeport said to near new deal for Grasberg mine
Under the new deal, Inalum will seek to acquire London-based Rio Tinto Group’s joint venture interest in Grasberg by March.
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Canadian diamond producer dealing with water issues in South Africa
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Indian captive power plants running at half capacity due to coal shortage
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Kazakhstan’s largest iron ore company now has a smart mine
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Finning signs $185m contract with Lundin
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Santa is putting Christmas on the blockchain and saving billions
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What to expect for gold in 2018
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Bitcoin points way to `massive change’ for commodity trading
Blockchain upending world’s financial markets with rise of bitcoin, and now the digital-ledger system is poised to do the same next year for raw materials.