June 12, 2019 Freeport Indonesia to start smelter construction mid-2020 Freeport agreed to build a copper smelter in Indonesia within five years of closing a deal last December with the Indonesian government on the operatorship of the giant Grasberg copper…
June 11, 2019 The big copper short is back as macro fears return: Andy Home The trade war has returned with a vengeance as copper and other industrial metals come under sustained fund selling pressure.
June 11, 2019 India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second lunar mission, is scheduled to lift off July 15.
June 10, 2019 DeepGreen closer to ocean mining battery metals after Swiss cash injection The Canadian start-up has secured the bulk of the $150 million it needs to carry out its first feasibility studies.
June 7, 2019 Gold: India flips to discount, premiums skid elsewhere as prices surge Gold futures in India, the world's second-biggest bullion consumer after China, hit their highest level since March 1, at 32,834 rupees per 10 grams, earlier this week.
June 6, 2019 Top uranium producer is gloomy about nuclear power, for now With construction of nuclear power plants at a 10-year low, uranium demand remains weak.
June 6, 2019 Diamond markets under pressure — Rapaport The international group says sales of polished diamonds below 0.50 carats are slow due to excess supply, weak Chinese demand and tight Indian liquidity.
June 5, 2019 Papua New Guinea PM says resources reforms will take years Prime Minister James Marape doubled down on his plans to earn more taxes from the gas-and-gold-rich country's natural resources sector on Wednesday, but said major reform would not take effect…
June 4, 2019 Nippon Steel fears potential earnings damage from US tariffs on Japan The world's third-biggest steelmaker said any move by Washington to impose tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts will hurt its earnings.
June 4, 2019 Australia, Malaysia to meet over rare earths on June 20 Australia's Lynas is waiting to get an operating licence for its Malaysian processing plant renewed before it expires in September.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am