August 27, 2018 POSCO to buy lithium mining rights in Argentina from Galaxy The $280-million deal gives POSCO a package of mining tenements for 17,500 hectares of land in the northern area of the Salar del Hombre Muerto salt flat in Argentina.
August 26, 2018 World’s top refiner Sinopec posts record profit as oil recovers China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. said its half-year earnings jumped to the highest level on record as refining profits climbed.
August 26, 2018 ‘I was cheated’ – Tales from the collapse of a commodity giant A former Singapore civil servant recounts how he’s lost almost $36,600 in the implosion of Noble Group Ltd.
August 24, 2018 Floods hit festival gold buying in India Demand for physical gold was modest in India this week as the top bullion consuming state of Kerala coped with floods, while interest for the metal remained lacklustre elsewhere in…
August 23, 2018 Surface mining truck fleets in Asia Pacific to grow by 2,200 new vehicles The global market for surface mining trucks is expected to grow steadily to 2020, primarily driven by the growing demand from mining companies operating across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
August 23, 2018 Centerra, Kyrgyz Gov’t delay completion of deal over Kumtor mine Extension of the deadline, the fifth one so far this year, seeks reaching final agreement that would end long-running dispute over the country’s largest gold mine.
August 22, 2018 Western Australia junior gets ‘conerstone’ funding from Chinese battery manufacturer Advancing a nickel-copper-PGE sulphide deposits and gold in Western Australia.
August 21, 2018 World mine copper production up 5.7% in the first five months of 2018 Help from Latin America and Southeast Asia.
August 21, 2018 Technical issue disrupts BHP’s Olympic Dam copper smelter Company is assessing the impact of an ongoing outage at the processing plant.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
