December 31, 2018 LME confirms it will end suspension on Rusal metal if sanctions lifted The LME proposed removing its block on Rusal metal on Dec. 19, after the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) struck a deal with Rusal to sever the…
December 31, 2018 MINING.com top 10 most read in 2018 The attention of the mining industry has shifted.
December 28, 2018 Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement The iconic entrepreneur and founder of gold mining giant Barrick Gold has donated $300 million to institutions in Canada.
December 28, 2018 With turmoil rampant, gold targets $1,300 as gloomy 2019 beckons Gold is closing out 2018 with a flourish.
December 28, 2018 Rusal appoints independent director as new board chairman Jean-Pierre Thomas was elected by the board as chairman with effect from Jan 1.
December 27, 2018 Year’s best major metal gains steam as supply eclipses trade woe The price of palladium has more then doubled in the past three years.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 26, 2018 Rusal board chairman quits as part of U.S. sanctions waiver deal Rusal said it expected to choose Warnig's successor on Thursday.
December 26, 2018 Russia’s Nornickel terminates agreement with Botswana’s BCL on asset sale The termination of the agreement will also enable Nornickel to pursue its own strategy for the African assets.
December 26, 2018 Japan’s Sumitomo Metal sees global nickel deficit nearly halving in 2019 Global demand for nickel is seen increasing by 3.4 percent in 2019 from this year to 2.339 million tonnes.
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