April 18, 2017 Turkmenistan opens bid process for country’s second potash plant The new plant, to be based at the Karabil potash deposit, is estimated to be worth about $1.4 billion.
April 18, 2017 Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
April 17, 2017 Gold price goes up… and then slightly down The yellow metal ended the U.S. day session modestly down at $1,286.20 an ounce
April 17, 2017 Vietnam authorities to investigate illegal gold mining Dozens of people flock to the Bong Mieu mine every day to extract gold
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
April 13, 2017 British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.
April 13, 2017 Copper production jumped by a million tonnes last year But market was in small deficit according to study.
April 12, 2017 Iron ore market keeps getting uglier — prices at lowest since November The commodity is now trading below $70 a tonne and has just suffered its largest one-day percentage decline in over a year.
April 11, 2017 Lead price boost as deficits set to widen New report says despite a slowdown in China, falling mine production will push lead prices higher over the next five years.
April 10, 2017 The 20 largest stock exchanges in the world With 2,400 listed companies and a market cap of $20 trillion, the NYSE is the biggest exchange in the world. But how do other exchanges compare?
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