‘Very tight’ copper belies market turmoil, industry leader says
Prices for the bellwether commodity this year will average more than $4 a pound, said Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society Sonami.
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Botswana sells troubled state-owned mine to Canada’s Premium Nickel Resources
PNR was awarded an exclusive right to undertake six months of due diligence on BCL, placed under liquidation in 2016.
Copper price falls on China power squeeze worries
Copper prices will average more than $4 a pound this year, says Diego Hernandez, head of Chilean mining society.
Fortuna to add fifth mine to portfolio with construction of Seguela in Côte d’Ivoire
Ground-breaking at the plant site is scheduled for next month, and the accommodations camp should be finished in November.
Five gendarmes killed in attack on mining convoy in Mali
Armed attacks by Islamist militants and other groups are common across vast swathes of Mali and its neighbours Burkina Faso and Niger.
Vale rescues all 39 workers trapped in Canadian mine
Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo said an investigation would be launched into what happened.
Botswana Diamonds grabs control of Thorny River
Decision comes after an unnamed company tried buying the miner's South African unit, which holds the mineral rights for the diamond project.
One of the world’s largest clean energy projects closer to becoming reality
Sun Cable’s AAPowerLink project will deliver up to 3.2 GW of dispatchable clean energy from Australia to Singapore.
