June 21, 2018 Newmont sells stake in Yanacocha gold mine to Japan’s Sumitomo for $48 million Sumitomo’s move comes as Japanese trading companies have been grabbing assets and increasing their stakes on a few of them thanks higher commodities prices, which have boosted their profits.
June 20, 2018 Russia dumps treasuries for gold in pivot after sanctions scare The country cut its holdings of Treasuries nearly in half in April as Washington slapped the harshest sanctions to date on a selection of Russian companies and individuals.
June 20, 2018 Sirius Minerals soars after securing supply deal for Nigerian market Shares in Sirius Minerals (LON:SXX) were off to the races on Wednesday after it announced it had secured a major seven-year African supply deal.
June 19, 2018 US-China trade spat wipes $57B from top mining stocks in fortnight Copper, iron ore prices drop, mining majors punished as US threatens more tariffs on "predatory" Chinese imports and Beijing calls it "blackmail".
June 19, 2018 Barrick Gold walks away from Guyana joint venture project Alicanto Minerals will retain 100% of Arakaka gold project.
June 18, 2018 Mystery Russian gold mine investor revealed as crypto executive One of the strangest stories in the mining industry this year has been the battle between Russian gold miner Petropavlovsk Plc and its activist, mystery shareholders.
June 17, 2018 Wall Street builds immunity to trade war rhetoric So far, Trump has taken little action beyond tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum on imports from China, the European Union and other countries.
June 15, 2018 Glencore’s great game is avoiding US sanctions: Chris Bryant Glencore says its subsidiaries will pay Gertler what he’s owed, only the funds will be transferred in euros and U.S. citizens won’t be involved.
June 15, 2018 Glencore settles legal row with former partner over Congo royalties The Swiss firm will make mining royalty payments to Dan Gertler in euros so that it doesn’t fall foul of US sanctions, which were placed on the Israeli billionaire last…
June 14, 2018 Germany’s Heraeus to open $100 mln precious metals recycling plant in China China is the world's biggest car market and produces only a fraction of the platinum and palladium it consumes.
Lynas Rare Earths CEO to retire after over a decade in role Amanda Lacaze would remain with the company until the end of the current financial year to enable a smooth transition, Lynas said. January 12, 2026 | 03:13 pm
