Nickel’s “electric premium” crushed by trade tensions
Nickel has finally succumbed to the base metals price rout.
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Indonesia issues new rules for commodity exporters as rupiah slides
Indonesia has laid out new rules for commodities exporters to guarantee funding for shipments through Indonesian banks or branches of foreign banks in the country.
Tahoe Resources’ Guatemalan unit announces new round of layoffs
Decision comes two weeks after the country's top court kept in place a more than 14-month suspension of operations at the company's Escobal silver mine.
Metallon may pay suppliers in gold amid Zimbabwe cash shortage
Metallon Corp. is considering paying mining-equipment suppliers in gold because a cash shortage in Zimbabwe is hampering its plan to expand output.
Top miner sees US – China trade spat limiting global growth
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Congo expects declaration on strategic metals by end of October
Companies including Glencore, China Moly and Randgold Resources Ltd. have criticized the new laws as violating their rights, as well as being a deterrent to future investment, and are continuing to lobby for it to be significantly modified.
Russian giant copper project in talks to raise $1.25B
A company owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov is in talks to raise $1.25 billion from Russian banks by the start of 2019 to build a massive mining and metallurgical plant at Russia's biggest untapped copper deposit.
