January 16, 2019

Poland’s KGHM expects 2019 average copper price at $6,100-6,300/t

"We refer to lower end of copper price range forecast by analysts and we assume an average copper price at $6,100-$6,300 per tonne."

January 16, 2019

EU agrees to extend steel import curbs until 2021

All steel imports will be subject to an effective cap until July 2021 to counter concerns of EU producers that European markets could be flooded by steel.

January 15, 2019

Mining’s biggest jobs are up for grabs. Here are the contenders

Some of the mining world’s top executives are starting to plan their departures.

January 15, 2019

Electric cars seen getting cleaner even where grids rely on coal

The global share of zero-carbon electricity generation is set to increase from 38 percent last year to 63 percent by 2040.

January 14, 2019

Russia’s Alrosa back to mining diamonds in Zimbabwe

The world’s top diamond producer by output, is returning to Zimbabwe after almost two years, as the company continues to expand beyond Russia.

January 13, 2019

Merkel seeks to heal rift over role of coal in Germany’s economy

The Chancellor will use a Tuesday dinner meeting in Berlin to press a panel plotting an exit from the world’s most widely used power-plant fuel.

January 13, 2019

How lapis lazuli helped uncover the role of women in the creation of medieval manuscripts

Prior to this discovery, it was thought that mainly men were allowed to use the blue stone.

January 11, 2019

ALROSA increases rough and polished diamond sales to $4.5B

ALROSA saw a 6% growth in its diamond sales last year.

January 11, 2019

The rising cost of socially responsible investing: Mark Gilbert

As the saying goes, if you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance.

January 10, 2019

Azeri state fund to boost share of gold in its holdings this year

SOFAZ held 50.95 tonnes of gold worth $2.1 billion at the end of 2018.