July 3, 2018 Anil Agarwal faces shareholder resistance to $1 billion Vedanta bid Billionaire Anil Agarwal faces investor resistance to his $1 billion bid to buy out minority shareholders in Vedanta Resources and take the London-listed Indian miner private.
July 2, 2018 Indonesia close to acquiring Freeport’s Grasberg copper mine Indonesian minister says majority stake purchase of iconic mine seen valued at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.
July 2, 2018 Billionaire Agarwal continues deal spree with Vedanta buyout Vedanta "can be the second- or third-largest resource company in the world."
July 1, 2018 Thyssenkrupp shareholder Cevian calls for further restructuring after steel JV Thyssenkrupp's joint venture with Tata Steel - to be named Thyssenkrupp Tata Steel - will have around 48,000 workers and about 17 billion euros in sales.
July 1, 2018 Indonesia’s Inalum close to acquiring Freeport’s Grasberg copper mine The deal might be completed in July.
July 1, 2018 Tenaris laying off Canada workers as Trump’s steel tariffs bite Teneris will lay off 40 workers at its TenarisAlgomaTubes plant in Ontario and adjust output there because of the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
June 29, 2018 Mongolian parliament OKs plan to sell 30% of Tavan Tolgoi Mine Mongolian lawmakers approved a plan to sell up to 30% of the troubled Tavan Tolgoi coal mine in the Gobi desert.
June 29, 2018 The Saudis won’t prevent the next oil shock Unless demand falls back, or some of these outages dissipate, oil prices could be heading much higher.
June 29, 2018 Centerra mine’s future up in the air as Kyrgyzstan to review deal The parliament’s revision of the strategic agreement, set for September, may lead to increased environmental payments for the Canadian miner.
June 29, 2018 China’s No.1 maker of battery cells for EVs to build plant in Germany A German battery plant could help ease an expected negative impact in the workforce employed by the local automotive industry.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
