January 10, 2018 Giant Bougainville mine restart stalls on moratorium over fears of civil unrest The Bougainville government has imposed an indefinite moratorium on mining at the controversial Panguna site — once the world's biggest open-pit copper mine.
January 9, 2018 Oil tanker still on fire in the East China Sea The Sanchi collided with a cargo ship about 260km off the coast of Shanghai.
January 8, 2018 Qatar to make copper wires, aluminium bars as it resists embargo Affiliate of Qatari conglomerate Aamal Co plans to build three factories to produce copper wires, aluminium bars and drums for cables.
January 8, 2018 As China restricts scrap, metal companies look to process copper abroad China told the WTO it would stop accepting certain types of foreign solid waste, including metals, in 2018 if they didn't meet stricter impurity thresholds.
January 7, 2018 Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.
January 7, 2018 Huge silver deposit discovered in Inner Mongolia Chinese media is reporting that a large deposit of silver has been found in the autonomous region of Inner Mongolia.
January 5, 2018 CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.
January 5, 2018 Asia Gold-Higher prices dent demand Physical gold demand across Asia remained subdued this week as prices rallied to a three-and-a-half-month high, keeping retail buyers away from the market.
January 4, 2018 China’s steel futures fall as snow to curtail construction demand Cold weather is expected to hit regions across China in the coming week, bringing snow and rain that may cause disruptions at construction sites, one of the biggest consumers of…
January 3, 2018 Nickel prices will continue to fall: BMI Increased supply from Indonesia and subdued demand from China are the main drivers behind the downward trend.
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
