November 23, 2018 Galantas Gold shares soar after court confirms Irish mine consent A judge ruled that an appeal brought forward by a local resident had failed and confirmed planning consent for an underground gold mine.
November 22, 2018 Foraco’s camp in Niger attacked by terrorists An unnamed source told Reuters that the assailants were believed to belong to Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram.
November 21, 2018 Zinc market enters period of peak tightness: Andy Home Given the tightness in zinc metal availability, smelter supply currently trumps mine supply.
November 21, 2018 Nornickel aims to boost output to tap electric car boom Nornickel’s current capex plan includes $6.5-7.5 billion for its base investment programme and $2.5 billion for its environmental programme.
November 19, 2018 Rio Tinto, Nespresso join forces to make coffee pods greener Both companies are seeking to position themselves as sustainable to boost their investor and customer appeal
November 19, 2018 China’s CEFC paid out compensation after Rosneft stake deal fell through CEFC had signed a deal to buy 14.2 percent of Rosneft from Qatar and Glencore when CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming was put under investigation by the Chinese authorities for suspected…
November 18, 2018 Silver becomes key component for ultra-efficient solar cells "This constitutes a first step towards the production of novel electrodes for highly efficient solar cells and lights.”
November 16, 2018 World Gold Council announces update to AISC guidance It is expected that companies may choose to use the updated guidance starting January 1, 2019.
November 16, 2018 Volkswagen to spend $50 billion on electric car ‘offensive’ German automaker is also considering involvement in battery production.
November 15, 2018 Germany’s K+S axes earnings guidance as severe drought hits production The Germany-based fertilizer producer now forecasts earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) between 570 and 630 million euros, compared with previous forecast of 660 to 740 million euros.
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