July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
July 18, 2018 London Metal Exchange moves further towards launch of lithium contract The London Metal Exchange has asked companies that assess prices of battery-grade lithium to submit proposals to supply a reference for the cash-settled contracts it plans to launch next year.
July 18, 2018 Greece shortlists Glencore and Vitol in Hellenic Petroleum majority stake sale Greece has shortlisted Anglo-Swiss Glencore and Swiss Vitol to submit a binding bid for a majority stake in the country's biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum
July 18, 2018 Wreck of Russian warship carrying $130bn in gold found off South Korea The Dmitrii Donskoi is believed to have sunk in a naval battle 113 years ago, carrying the treasury of the entire flotilla, which would have included port expenses, as well…
July 17, 2018 Anglo Asian’s Azerbaijan gold output up 43% in first half of 2018 Anglo-Asian Mining gold production goes up by 43 percent in the first half of 2018.
July 17, 2018 Smelting constraints make zinc’s price plunge look overdone Expectations for a rise in zinc concentrate supplies in coming years have driven down the metal price to one-year lows, but smelting capacity constraints suggest the sell-off is premature.
July 17, 2018 Strong demand powers Sandvik Q2, but inventory concerns weigh on shares Swedish Sandvik, which makes metal-cutting tools and mining gear, reported record-high quarterly earnings and orders on Tuesday on the back of a broad rise in demand, with its mining unit…
July 17, 2018 LME to launch monthly ‘implied pricing’ for base metals Starting on July 30, the LME will start providing a set of synthetic monthly prices for the six main base metals — copper, aluminum, zinc, lead, nickel and tin.
July 17, 2018 Nevsun passes on Lundin’s $1.4 billion fresh takeover bid The base metals producer said that, while it has not yet received a formal offer from Lundin, the bid announced Monday the bid ignores the fundamental value of the company…
July 16, 2018 How mining tycoons are trying to foil a big UK bribery probe The case will undoubtedly frustrate attempts to bring criminal charges against them and drag out proceedings for months, if not years.
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