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 10, 2018 Liberty House makes binding offer for Rio Tinto’s French aluminium smelter Liberty House is the industrial arm of British steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance and Rio's aluminium smelter in Dunkirk, France, is the largest in Europe.
January 8, 2018 Australia forecasts 20 pct iron ore price drop in 2018 as China demand eases Australia expects iron ore prices to average $51.50 a tonne this year because of rising global supply and moderating demand from top importer China.
January 8, 2018 Australian minerals companies paying their fair share in tax — report Aussie miners paid an effective tax rate of 51 per cent in 2015-16 in company tax and royalties – the second-highest tax ratio recorded since the survey began nine years…
January 8, 2018 Gem Diamonds, Lucapa kick off 2018 with massive findings The rival companies have unearthed three diamonds larger than 100 carats each.
January 7, 2018 $900M Australian rare earths mine given state approval The mine could supply up to 10% of world demand for neodymium and praseodymium, used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbines, and electric vehicles.
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 4, 2018 Chile and Argentina to lead lithium output growth after 2018 The bulk of new capacity would come online in 2019.
January 4, 2018 The 5 largest gold nuggets that still exist From a nugget containing 1682 troy ounces of gold to one shaped like a massive pair of hands- here is a list of five of the biggest existing nuggets.
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 price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
