December 27, 2017 Prosecutor orders three years of jail time for Spaniard couple with murky investments in Congolese copper mine The pair invested approximately $1.9 million in shares in Mhyrre Minerals and Metal SPRL.
December 26, 2017 Spain’s OHL to oversee El Teniente’s tailings facility The Madrid-based firm signed a $20-million-dollar contract.
December 22, 2017 Prehistoric bling: Research uncovers factors behind the development of earliest copper alloys The colour properties of prehistoric copper alloys have largely been understudied. Until now.
December 22, 2017 Thyssenkrupp could halve stake in Tata Steel JV The two have committed to holding equal stakes for the first six years of the company's existence, said Thyssenkrupp personnel chief Oliver Burkhard.
December 21, 2017 Graff buys another giant diamond from Sierra Leone With this purchase, Graff Diamonds says it has acquired, cut and polished the majority of the top 21 largest stones of the 21st century.
December 21, 2017 Polish miner JSW to invest $5.3 bn by 2030 to boost output The state-run company said it wants to increase its total coking and thermal coal output to 18.2 million tonnes in 2030 from 15.6 million expected in 2018.
December 21, 2017 Moscow Exchange to launch deliverable gold futures in 2018 Launching deliverable futures for gold in 2018 is a move to further prop up bullion market liquidity, said bourse chief exec Alexander Afanasiev.
December 20, 2017 Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017 More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
December 20, 2017 Thyssenkrupp shareholders get impatient for change Investors becoming impatient with pace of its restructuring, putting pressure on CEO Hiesinger to fix underperforming units and revive flagging share price.
December 20, 2017 Mining listings bring Indian gold and Irish zinc to London Two exploration companies with assets spanning gold in India to zinc in Ireland to list their shares on London's Alternative Investment Market on Thursday.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
