December 7, 2017 Indonesia’s Freeport-Rio plan masks longer-term issues: Russell Proposed three-way deal between the Indonesian government, Rio Tinto and Freeport to clean up ownership of Grasberg 'ignores the wider picture'.
December 7, 2017 Massive Oyu Tolgoi mine to more than double gold production in 2018 Rio Tinto-controlled Turquoise Hill is also predicting costs to fall about 2.8%.
December 6, 2017 This is the breakthrough company of Mines & Money 2017 Forget gold, the crazy cobalt price or lithium frenzy; this junior mining company is upending the sapphire (yes sapphire) market.
December 6, 2017 Copper’s art of the deal The seeds of Tuesday's 4.6 percent copper slump -- the sharpest in almost three years -- were planted in a scarcely noted non-event earlier this month.
December 5, 2017 Indonesia to grab Rio Tinto stake in Grasberg mine After pumping billions into the Indonesian mine for almost 25 years, Rio might be able to see a decent return as the country’s government plans to acquire the miner’s 40%…
December 4, 2017 Kazakh supply shock to jolt uranium price World's top supplier of uranium announces 20% cut in production over three years.
December 4, 2017 Coal India November output, shipments rise to highest for month Coal India Ltd.’s production and shipments in Nov. rose to most for month in at least five years, as power plants procured more coal to boost inventories.
December 4, 2017 SMB plans Guinea alumina refinery by 2022 Guinea has about a third of the world's bauxite reserves and expects to produce over 30 million tonnes in 2017. However, it has no facilities to transform those reserves into…
December 3, 2017 Who will fund Adani’s Carmichael coal mine? Not China The shovels are in the ground at the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland but the bankers have yet to open their wallets.
December 1, 2017 Asia Gold-Demand steady as buyers await bigger dips, riskier investments beckon Benchmark spot gold edged higher to around $1,277 an ounce Friday, but was still trading near a 3-1/2-week low touched Thursday amid surge in U.S. equities.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
