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.

August 20, 2018

India’s surging coal imports driven by captive power users: Russell

India's coal imports appear headed for another strong month in August, raising the question as to why the usually cost-sensitive market hasn't scaled back purchases given a surge in prices…

August 19, 2018

Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to a short position in metals overall.

August 17, 2018

Asia gold buyers snap up bargains as price dive revives demand

Physical gold demand in India regained momentum this week as jewellers stocked up after prices dipped to their lowest in over seven months.

August 17, 2018

JX Nippon Mining, Mitsui dodge strike at Chile’s Caserones mine

Main mine union accepted an adjusted contractual offer, which marks the end of the negotiation process and removes the threat of a strike.

August 16, 2018

Kaz Minerals surprises market with dividend, Russian copper project buy

The copper miner said it would pay a dividend of 6 cents per share, the first since 2012, when it began ramping up its two mines in Kazakhstan.

August 14, 2018

Japan utilities, Glencore set annual coal contract at $110/T

Japanese utilities and global mining giant Glencore have settled an Australian thermal coal import contract for April 2018-March 2019 at $110 a tonne.