July 28, 2017 Glencore acquires half of former Rio coal mine in Australia The Anglo–Swiss multinational announced that it signed agreements with Yancoal Australia regarding the acquisition of a 49 per cent interest in Rio Tinto’s former coal assets in Australia's Hunter Valley
July 25, 2017 Copper price surges to 2-year high Chinese data, tight supply light fire under copper price launching copper mining stocks higher – Freeport up 15%.
July 20, 2017 US steel production falls back in June After strong start to 2017, US steel output growth for the first six months slows to just 1.3%.
July 19, 2017 Price recovery sparks domestic Chinese copper, iron ore production boom As steel production reaches all-time high Chinese miners pump out most iron ore since 2015 while refined copper output jumps 12% to highest in 18 months.
July 19, 2017 U.S., Chinese officials conclude contentious economic talks, steel stocks soar The United States and China failed on Wednesday to agree on major new steps to reduce the U.S. trade deficit with China, casting doubt over President Donald Trump's economic and…
July 19, 2017 China Minmetals, China National Gold ‘unaware’ of merger talks Sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday that China was considering a merger between the two major metals and mining firms as Beijing pushed to consolidate its…
July 19, 2017 Peru hit by nationwide mining strike; govt says situation ‘under control’ The indefinite labour action involves 56 unions, which are protesting a government’s proposed reform they see as "anti-workers".
July 19, 2017 Iron ore soars past $70 a tonne Prices have climbed almost 7% since Monday and almost 32% since the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13.
July 18, 2017 Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.
July 18, 2017 Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
