December 19, 2016 Vale to sell fertilizer business to Mosaic for $2.5 billion Mosaic has agreed to acquire most of Vale's phosphate assets in Brazil, its stake in Peru's Bayovar mine and the firm’s Kronau potash project, in Canada.
December 12, 2016 Sierra Leone: Chinese steel firm to invest in $700m iron ore processing plant Chinese steel firm Shandong Iron and Steel Group plans to invest $700m iron ore processing plant at its Tonkolili mine in Sierra Leone.
December 12, 2016 China Gold International announces the commissioning of Aeries I of Jiama Phase II Expansion China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. is pleased to announce that the commissioning of Series I of Jiama Phase II Expansion at Tibet Huatailong Development Co., Ltd. commenced December 1,…
December 12, 2016 Namibia’s new uranium mine to boost growth, make it world’s third producer The country's uranium output is expected to triple in 2017 as the massive Husab mine begins production.
December 11, 2016 China bans North Korean coal- but only till January Fresh UN sanctions against North Korea aimed at punishment for a nuclear test in September will be honoured by China, the reclusive regime's most important trading and diplomatic partner.
December 9, 2016 Iron ore soars past $80 a tonne The steelmaking raw material is up 85% this year, or more than double its December 2015 price.
December 8, 2016 Copper price jump: China concentrate imports hit record Copper price up 37% from January's six-year low as Chinese concentrate and ore imports surge.
December 8, 2016 Coking coal price savaged – biggest drop in 17 months Just as quarterly benchmark negotiations between miners and Japanese steel mills kick off, the coking coal price comes off the boil.
December 8, 2016 MMG’s Las Bambas copper mine forced to file new environmental plan The move is part of the new government's strategy to rebuild trust on the project following deadly protests that halted exports from the mine in October.
December 7, 2016 Copper price boost as Chinese imports rebound November cargoes up 31% to 380,000 tonnes in November compared to previous month.
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
