October 6, 2017 Freeport pressed to give most of Grasberg copper-gold mine to Indonesia ASAP Freeport agreed in August to divest a 51% stake in Grasberg to local interests in return for full operational control until 2041 plus fiscal and legal guarantees, but a final…
October 6, 2017 In the heart of China’s coal country, a city bans most coal The ban took effect from Sunday and restricts most companies and individuals from selling, transporting or burning coal in the urban area of Taiyuan.
October 5, 2017 Plans to restart giant Bougainville mine stall as operating rights battle rages Plans to reopen one of the world's biggest copper mines, shut by a civil war on the Pacific Island of Bougainville in 1989, have run into trouble.
October 5, 2017 Graphite seeing some upward movement The graphite market has shown its first sign of life in a few years with some upward price pressure.
October 5, 2017 Vanadium: the energy storage metal Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFBs) are fairly unique in the battery world.
October 5, 2017 Indonesian exports 1.49m wmt of nickel ore by end-Sept The ministry resumed exports of unprocessed minerals earlier this year and had started to roll out exports quotas in April.
October 5, 2017 DGCX opens Shanghai Gold Futures The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange is entering as a global player in precious metals with its Shanghai Gold Futures contract (DSGC).
October 4, 2017 Gold price: ETF investors remain bullish North American investors poured $2.5 billion into gold-backed funds in September despite pullback in gold price.
October 4, 2017 Philippines confirms environment minister who supports open pit mining ban Roy Cimatu, who replaced ousted ecologist Regina Lopez in May, has said he would review evidence brought forward by mining companies and communities before deciding whether to keep, modify, or…
October 2, 2017 Discovery of newsworthy diamonds picks up Over the last nine years 66 record-breaking and other noteworthy diamonds were recovered, and 61 of those have been found within the last five years.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am