December 7, 2017 Vedanta’s Zambian arm to set up new processing plants Vedanta Resources said Thursday its Zambian subsidiary KCM plans to set up new copper smelter, cobalt refinery and more under a $1 bln investment programme.
December 7, 2017 The one indicator OPEC must watch Last week, OPEC decided to extend its production cuts through end of 2018. The target is now to bring global oil inventories back down to the 5 year average.
December 6, 2017 This is the breakthrough company of Mines & Money 2017 Forget gold, the crazy cobalt price or lithium frenzy; this junior mining company is upending the sapphire (yes sapphire) market.
December 6, 2017 LME to deal clearing blow to new metals platform NFEx The London Metal Exchange unlikely to provide clearing services for proposed new trading platform NFEx, a significant obstacle to the new exchange.
December 6, 2017 This new model tracks copper use from cradle to grave…to reincarnation Research also charts rapid growth of China’s copper use.
December 5, 2017 Diamond Fields to resume mining off Namibian coast next year The country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has renewed the Canadian miner's licence for ten years.
December 5, 2017 Glencore, Canadian teachers launch mining royalty firm BaseCore Metals will be independently operated and have its own board of directors.
December 5, 2017 Sierra Leone ‘Peace Diamond’ sold for less-than-expected The egg-sized, 709-carat rough yellowish diamond was sold for $6.5 million to luxury jeweller Laurence Graff, chairman of Graff Diamonds.
December 4, 2017 Bacanora tanks as president resigns President and director Martin Vidal has left the post effective November 30.
December 4, 2017 Gold ETFs soar as Russia probe closes in on Trump’s inner circle SPDR Gold Shares, the biggest gold-backed ETF, attracted the most money since September as the Trump-Russia probe escalated.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
